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In Mathematics / High School | 2014-05-16

For what value of [tex]x[/tex] would the quotient [tex](3x^2 + 4x - 5) \div (x + 2)[/tex] not make sense?

Asked by dchagoya

Answer (2)

( 3 x 2 + 4 x − 5 ) : ( x + 2 ) d o n o t d i v i d e b y zero ⇒ ( x + 2 )  = 0 ⇔ x  = − 2 F or x = − 2 t h e q u o t i e n t n o t mak e se n se .

Answered by kate200468 | 2024-06-24

The value of x for which the quotient ( 3 x 2 + 4 x − 5 ) ÷ ( x + 2 ) does not make sense is x = − 2 because this value causes the denominator to be zero, leading to division by zero, which is undefined.
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Answered by kate200468 | 2024-09-30