1) State the domain restrictions for the following polynomials:

Question

1) State the domain restrictions for the following polynomials:
x
x-4
a)
b)
c)
x- 8
x2(x+3)
x+7 5-x
d)
3x-5 x245246
Operations with Rational Expressions - simplify the following:
5
2)
+
x+3
x-2
3)
x-5x x2-3x-10
.
x2-4 x2+4x-12
3x2
5
4)
3x-6x
x
5) Solve the following:
x 5 x2+2x-8
+
4
x 2
-
=
1
x 2
-
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GPT-4o mini · Answer

1) Domain restrictions for the following polynomials: a) $ x $: There are no restrictions; the domain is all real numbers, $ \mathbb{R} $. b) $ x - 4 $: There are no restrictions; the domain is all real numbers, $ \mathbb{R} $. c) $ x - 8 $: There are no restrictions; the domain is all real numbers, $ \mathbb{R} $. d) $ x^2(x + 3) $: There are no restrictions; the domain is all real numbers, $ \mathbb{R} $. e) $ \frac{x + 7}{5 - x} $: The restriction is $ 5 - x \neq 0 $ which implies $ x \neq 5 $. The domain is all real numbers except $ x = 5 $. f) $ \frac{3x - 5}{x^2 - 5x + 6} $: The restriction comes from setting the denominator equal to zero: $ x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0 $, which factors to $ (x - 2)(x - 3) = 0 $. Therefore, $ x \neq 2 $ and $ x \neq 3 $. The domain is all real numbers except $ x = 2 $ and $ x = 3 $. 2) Simplifying the following rational expressions: 1) $ \frac{5}{x + 3} + \frac{x - 2}{3} $ To add these fractions, we need a common denominator, which will be $ 3(x + 3) $: $$ \frac{5 \cdot 3}{3(x + 3)} + \frac{(x - 2)(x + 3)}{3(x + 3)} = \frac{15 + (x^2 + 3x - 2x - 6)}{3(x + 3)} = \frac{x^2 + 3x + 9}{3(x + 3)} $$ So, the simplified result is $ \frac{x^2 + 3x + 9}{3(x + 3)} $. 2) $ \frac{x - 5x}{x^2 - 3x - 10} $ This simplifies to: $$ \frac{-4x}{x^2 - 3x - 10} $$ Factoring the denominator gives us $ x^2 - 3x - 10 = (x - 5)(x + 2) $: So, the expression becomes: $$ \frac{-4x}{(x - 5)(x + 2)} $$ 3) $ \frac{3x^2 - 6x}{x^2 + 4x - 12} $ First, factor both the numerator and the denominator: Numerator: $ 3x(x - 2) $ Denominator: $ (x - 2)(x + 6) $ This results in: $$ \frac{3x(x - 2)}{(x - 2)(x + 6)} $$ Cancelling the $ (x - 2) $ term, we get: $$ \frac{3x}{x + 6} \quad \text{(for } x \neq 2\text{)} $$ 4) Solve the following equation: $$ \frac{x}{5} + \frac{x^2 + 2x - 8}{4x^2} = \frac{1}{x^2} $$ Finding a common denominator, we have: $$ \frac{4x^2 \cdot x + 4(x^2 + 2x - 8)}{20x^2} = \frac{20}{20x^2} $$ Multiplying through by $ 20x^2 $ yields: $$ 4x^3 + 4(x^2 + 2x - 8) = 20 $$ Distributing gives: $$ 4x^3 + 4x^2 + 8x - 32 = 20 $$ Rearranging terms we have: $$ 4x^3 + 4x^2 + 8x - 52 = 0 $$ Now, solve for $ x $ using techniques such as synthetic division, factoring, or numerical methods. 5) We go through each step methodically for accurate results.