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Find the domain of the following rational function. h(x)=(x+3)/(x^2)-9 Select the correct choice below and , if necessary, fill in the answer box A. The domain of h(x) is restricted to square (Type your answer in interval notation.) B. The domain of h(x) has no restrictions.
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To find the domain of the rational function \( h(x) = \frac{x+3}{x^2-9} \), we need to determine where the denominator is not equal to zero, since division by zero is undefined.<br /><br />The denominator of the function is \( x^2 - 9 \). We set it equal to zero and solve for \( x \):<br /><br />\[<br />x^2 - 9 = 0<br />\]<br /><br />This can be factored as:<br /><br />\[<br />(x - 3)(x + 3) = 0<br />\]<br /><br />Setting each factor equal to zero gives:<br /><br />\[<br />x - 3 = 0 \quad \Rightarrow \quad x = 3<br />\]<br />\[<br />x + 3 = 0 \quad \Rightarrow \quad x = -3<br />\]<br /><br />Thus, the values \( x = 3 \) and \( x = -3 \) make the denominator zero, so they must be excluded from the domain.<br /><br />Therefore, the domain of \( h(x) \) is all real numbers except \( x = 3 \) and \( x = -3 \). In interval notation, this is expressed as:<br /><br />\[<br />(-\infty, -3) \cup (-3, 3) \cup (3, \infty)<br />\]<br /><br />So, the correct choice is:<br /><br />A. The domain of \( h(x) \) is restricted to \( (-\infty, -3) \cup (-3, 3) \cup (3, \infty) \).
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