Precalculus Examples
Cancel the common factor.
Divide by .
To find the holes in the graph, look at the denominator factors that were cancelled.
Set equal to .
Add to both sides of the equation.
Substitute for in and simplify.
Substitute for to find the coordinate of the hole.
Simplify.
Multiply by .
Add and .
The holes in the graph are the points where any of the cancelled factors are equal to .