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Calculus, 8th Edition,stewart; page 21 problem 32

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Find the domain of the function.

f(x) = (2x^3 - 5)/(x^2 + x - 6)
asked Jul 27, 2015 in CALCULUS by anonymous

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The function is f(x)=\frac{2x^3-5}{x^2+x-6}.

All possible values of \large x is domain of a function.

The denominator of the function should not be zero.

x^2+x-6\neq 0

x^2+3x-2x-6\neq 0

x(x+3)-2(x+3)\neq 0

(x+3)(x-2)\neq 0

x+3\neq 0 and x-2\neq 0

x\neq -3 and x\neq 2.

Hence, the domain of function is set of all real numbers except -3 and 2.

The domain of the function is (-\infty, -3 )\cup (-3, 2)\cup (2, \infty ).

Solution:

The domain of the function is (-\infty, -3 )\cup (-3, 2)\cup (2, \infty ).

answered Jul 28, 2015 by dozey Mentor

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