Precalculus Examples

Step 1
Factor using the AC method.
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Step 1.1
Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 1.2
Write the factored form using these integers.
Step 2
Factor using the AC method.
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Step 2.1
Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 2.2
Write the factored form using these integers.
Step 3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4
To find the holes in the graph, look at the denominator factors that were cancelled.
Step 5
To find the coordinates of the holes, set each factor that was cancelled equal to , solve, and substitute back in to .
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Step 5.1
Set equal to .
Step 5.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3
Substitute for in and simplify.
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Step 5.3.1
Substitute for to find the coordinate of the hole.
Step 5.3.2
Simplify.
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Step 5.3.2.1
Add and .
Step 5.3.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.3.2.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.4
The holes in the graph are the points where any of the cancelled factors are equal to .
Step 6
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