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  • 07-11-2018
  • Mathematics
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find the illegal values of b in the fraction.

find the illegal values of b in the fraction class=

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KhaRNate
KhaRNate KhaRNate
  • 07-11-2018
Denominator can't be zero, so:

b^2 - 2b - 8 = 0
b^2 - 4b + 2b - 8 = 0
b(b-4) + 2(b-4) = 0
(b-4) (b+2) = 0

b-4 = 0
b = 4

b+2 = 0
b = -2

b can't be equal to 4 and -2

Answer: D
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