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The functions ff and gg are defined as follows.\newline\begin{align*} &f(x) = \frac{x-2}{x^2 + 4x - 12},\ &g(x) = \frac{x}{x^2 + 64} \end{align*}\newlineFor each function, find the domain.\newlineWrite each answer as an interval or union of intervals.

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Q. The functions ff and gg are defined as follows.\newline\begin{align*} &f(x) = \frac{x-2}{x^2 + 4x - 12},\ &g(x) = \frac{x}{x^2 + 64} \end{align*}\newlineFor each function, find the domain.\newlineWrite each answer as an interval or union of intervals.
  1. Identify Domain of f(x)f(x): To find the domain of f(x)f(x), we need to determine the values of xx for which the function is defined. The function f(x)f(x) has a denominator of x2+4x12x^2 + 4x - 12, which cannot be equal to zero because division by zero is undefined. Therefore, we need to find the values of xx that make the denominator zero and exclude them from the domain.
  2. Factor Denominator of f(x)f(x): We factor the denominator of f(x)f(x) to find the values of xx that make it zero: x2+4x12=(x+6)(x2)x^2 + 4x - 12 = (x + 6)(x - 2). Setting each factor equal to zero gives us x=6x = -6 and x=2x = 2.
  3. Determine Domain Exclusions: The values x=6x = -6 and x=2x = 2 are the points where the function f(x)f(x) is undefined. Therefore, the domain of f(x)f(x) is all real numbers except x=6x = -6 and x=2x = 2. In interval notation, this is written as (,6)(6,2)(2,)(-\infty, -6) \cup (-6, 2) \cup (2, \infty).
  4. Find Domain of g(x)g(x): Now, we find the domain of g(x)g(x). The function g(x)g(x) has a denominator of x2+64x^2 + 64, which is always positive since x2x^2 is always non-negative and 6464 is positive. Therefore, the denominator of g(x)g(x) can never be zero, and g(x)g(x) is defined for all real numbers.
  5. Determine Domain of g(x)g(x): Since g(x)g(x) is defined for all real numbers, the domain of g(x)g(x) is (,)(-\infty, \infty).

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