Find the Domain of the Rational Function $$f ( x ) = \frac { 5 x } { ( x - 6 ) ( x + 8 ) }$$

question 87

Multiple Choice

Find the domain of the rational function.
- $$f ( x ) = \frac { 5 x } { ( x - 6 ) ( x + 8 ) }$$

• A) \(\{ x \mid x \neq - 6 , x \neq 8 \}\)
• B) all real numbers
• C) \(\{ x \mid x \neq 6 , x \neq - 8 \}\)
• D) \(\{ x \mid x \neq 6 , x \neq - 8 , x \neq - 5 \}\)

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