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Answer:

(x^2 - 5)/(4x + 1), x ≠ -1/4

Step-by-step explanation:
We are given that:
f (x) = 4x + 1
g(x) = x² - 5

We want to find the value of (g/f)(x). This means that we will simply divide g(x) by f(x) as follows:

( (g)/(f) )(x) = (g(x))/(f(x)) = (x^2 - 5)/(4x + 1)

Now, we should note that any function is undefined if its denominator is equal to zero.
This means that for our current function:
4x + 1 cannot be equal to zero
4x + 1 = 0
4x = -1
x = -1/4
This means that the value of x cannot be -1/4, otherwise, our function would be undefined.

Based on the above, the last option is the correct one.

Hope this helps :)
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