For what value(s) of x is the expression undefined?
2x^2-x-10/6x^3-13x^2-5x
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2x^2-x-10/6x^3-13x^2-5x
thanks
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I imagine you mean
(2x^2-x-10)/(6x^3-13x^2-5x)
This problem will be undefined with the denominator is equal to zero, so lets look at the denominator
6x^3 - 13x^2 - 5x
We can factor this to
x(6x^2 - 13x - 5) = x(3x + 1)(2x - 5)
So now we just need to find out when that is equal to zero
x(3x + 1)(2x - 5) = 0
Since we have three groups multiplying one another when any one of those 3 is equal to 0 the entire thing will be equal to zero, so the values of when the expression is undefined occur to the answers to these three equations
x = 0
3x + 1 = 0
2x - 5 = 0
And that should get you there
(2x^2-x-10)/(6x^3-13x^2-5x)
This problem will be undefined with the denominator is equal to zero, so lets look at the denominator
6x^3 - 13x^2 - 5x
We can factor this to
x(6x^2 - 13x - 5) = x(3x + 1)(2x - 5)
So now we just need to find out when that is equal to zero
x(3x + 1)(2x - 5) = 0
Since we have three groups multiplying one another when any one of those 3 is equal to 0 the entire thing will be equal to zero, so the values of when the expression is undefined occur to the answers to these three equations
x = 0
3x + 1 = 0
2x - 5 = 0
And that should get you there