How do you determine the domain and sketch the graph of the reducible function for:

f(x) = (x + 2) / (x^2 -x - 6 )

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How do you determine the domain and sketch the graph of the reducible function for:

f(x) = (x + 2) / (x^2 -x - 6 )

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

The domain of the original function is x is all reals except -2 and 3. 
If you factor the denominator you get 
f(x) = (x + 2) / ((x-3)(x+2))
cancel out the x+2 terms
f(x) = 1/(x-3)
If you graph this function, your original function is the same except it has a hole at x = -2.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you