State the Domain of the Rational Function $$f ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 2 } + 4 x - 12 } { x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 8 }$$

question 54

Multiple Choice

State the domain of the rational function.
- $$f ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 2 } + 4 x - 12 } { x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 8 }$$

• A) \(( - \infty , - 4 ) \cup ( - 4,2 ) \cup ( 2 , \infty )\)
• B) \(( - \infty , - 2 ) \cup ( - 2,4 ) \cup ( 4 , \infty )\)
• C) \(( - \infty , \infty )\)
• D) \(( - \infty , 4 ) \cup ( 4 , \infty )\)

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