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Give the excluded value(s) for the following fraction.

y+5/y^2+4y-32

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Answer:

y is -8 and 4.

Explanation:

User Teflon
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Since we can divide by 0, we can clearly see that there is no way denominator can be 0. So, lets start :
y^2+4y-32=0.
The exluded values are lying in the y and we hav eto find them :
y^2+4y-32=(y+8)*(y-4)=0
According to the info above,
y+8=0 or y-4=0
y is -8 and 4.
That's all!
User EternityWYH
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