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At what value (s) of x is the expression, (3x)/(x²-4x-12) undefined?

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Final answer:

The values of x that make the expression (3x)/(x²-4x-12) undefined are x = 6 and x = -2.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find the values of x that make the expression (3x)/(x²-4x-12) undefined, we need to identify the values that would make the denominator zero, because dividing by zero is undefined. So we set the denominator equal to zero and solve for x.

x²-4x-12 = 0

We can factor this quadratic equation:

(x-6)(x+2) = 0

Setting each factor equal to zero, we find that x=6 and x=-2.

Therefore, the expression is undefined when x=6 or x=-2.

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