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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what are the points of discontinuity? I have the answer but need someone to check and make sure it's right. y=(x-3)/(x^2-12x+27)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got -9 and -3

OpenStudy (mathmate):

The signs of your answers are slightly off. If you factorize the denominator, you will get: (x-9)(x-3) which gives x^2-12x+27. However, x=9 and x=3 would cause the denominator to vanish. because (x- -9)\( \ne \) 0, and \( (x- -3) \ne 0 \)

OpenStudy (mathmate):

Did you also notice that there are two kinds of discontinuities in this example?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

alright i see what i did wrong

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