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OpenStudy (jessicawade):

does this problem have removable discontinuity?

OpenStudy (jessicawade):

\[f(x)=x^2-5x-36 \over 6x^2-13x+6\]

OpenStudy (jessicawade):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

it DOES have discontinuiyty, but removable continuity is not what I would call it.

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

A removable discontinuity happens when you have completely factored both the numerator and denominator and are able to cancel out "like-factors", such as, for example \[\frac{(x+2)(x+3)}{(x-1)(x+3)}\] In this case, \((x+3)\) would be a removable discontinuity because it can be canceled both in the numerator and denominator.

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

So what you want to do is factor out both the numerator and denominator, and see if any "like-factors" cancel out.

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