Precalculus Examples

$\frac{x^{2}}{4 x - 3}$

Step 1

Set the denominator in $\frac{x^{2}}{4 x - 3}$ equal to $0$ to find where the expression is undefined.

$4 x - 3 = 0$

Step 2

Solve for $x$ .

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Add $3$ to both sides of the equation.

$4 x = 3$

Divide each term in $4 x = 3$ by $4$ and simplify.

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Divide each term in $4 x = 3$ by $4$ .

$\frac{4 x}{4} = \frac{3}{4}$

Simplify the left side.

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Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

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Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{4 x}{4} = \frac{3}{4}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{3}{4}$

Step 3

The domain is all values of $x$ that make the expression defined.

Interval Notation:

$(- \infty, \frac{3}{4}) \cup (\frac{3}{4}, \infty)$

Set-Builder Notation:

${x | x \neq \frac{3}{4}}$

Step 4