Find the points of discontinuity and any holes.
y=x^2-1/(x^2+3x+2)
please and thank you
y =(x^2-1)/((x+1)(x+2))
=(x-1)/(x+2)
we cancelled the (x+1)/(x+1) which is 0/0 for x=-1
so in our simplified expression when x=-1 y = -2
There is a "hole" at (-1,-2)
in the final expression the denominator cannot be zero, it is zero when x=-2
so the function is discontinuous at x=-2
so what are the points of discontinuity?
i thought that -1 and -2 were the pts of discontinuity
doesn't y=x^2-1/(x^2+3x+2)
=(x+1)(x-1)/(x-3)(x+1)
=x-1/x-3
since you factor it?