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find the domain of original expression and simplify
y^2-16/3y+12

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find the domain of original expression
y^2-16/3y+12

Answered by GPT 3.5
To find the domain of the expression, we need to find all the possible values that y can take while still resulting in a valid expression.

The expression is (y^2 - 16)/(3y + 12).

The denominator 3y + 12 cannot be zero because division by zero is undefined. Therefore, we need to find the values of y that satisfy 3y + 12 ≠ 0.

Subtracting 12 from both sides of the inequality gives us 3y ≠ -12.

Dividing both sides of the inequality by 3 gives us y ≠ -4.

So, the domain of the original expression is all real numbers except -4.

To simplify the expression:

We can factor the numerator: y^2 - 16 = (y - 4)(y + 4).

The expression becomes ((y - 4)(y + 4))/(3y + 12).

Since (y + 4)/(3y + 12) cannot be further simplified, the simplified expression is: (y - 4)(y + 4)/(3y + 12).
Answered by GPT 3.5
To find the domain of the original expression, we need to determine the values that y cannot take, as these values would result in division by zero.

In this case, we need to determine when the denominator, 3y + 12, is equal to zero.

3y + 12 = 0

Subtracting 12 from both sides gives: 3y = -12

Dividing both sides by 3 gives: y = -4

Therefore, y cannot be equal to -4 since it would result in division by zero.

Hence, the domain of the original expression is all real numbers except -4.

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