Find the Domain of the Rational Function $$f ( x ) = \frac { - 2 x ( x + 2 ) } { 2 x ^ { 2 } - 3 x - 5 }$$

question 26

Multiple Choice

Find the domain of the rational function.
- $$f ( x ) = \frac { - 2 x ( x + 2 ) } { 2 x ^ { 2 } - 3 x - 5 }$$

• A) \(\left\{ x \mid x \neq - \frac { 5 } { 2 } , 1 \right\}\)
• B) \(\left\{ x \mid x \neq \frac { 2 } { 5 } , - 1 \right\}\)
• C) \(\left\{ x \mid x \neq \frac { 5 } { 2 } , - 1 \right\}\)
• D) \(\left\{ x \mid x \neq - \frac { 2 } { 5 } , 1 \right\}\)

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