Find the Domain of the Rational Function $$f ( x ) = \frac { x ( x - 1 ) } { 16 x ^ { 2 } + 24 x + 5 }$$

question 192

Multiple Choice

Find the domain of the rational function.
- $$f ( x ) = \frac { x ( x - 1 ) } { 16 x ^ { 2 } + 24 x + 5 }$$

• A) \(\left\{ x \mid x \neq - \frac { 1 } { 16 } , - \frac { 5 } { 16 } \right\}\)
• B) \(\left\{ x \mid x \neq - \frac { 1 } { 4 } , - \frac { 5 } { 4 } \right\}\)
• C) \(\left\{ x \mid x \neq \frac { 1 } { 4 } , \frac { 5 } { 4 } \right\}\)
• D) \(\left\{ x \mid x \neq - \frac { 5 } { 8 } , \frac { 5 } { 8 } \right\}\)

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