Find the Domain of the Rational Function $$r ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 2 } - 36 } { x ^ { 2 } - 6 x - 16 }$$

question 168

Multiple Choice

Find the domain of the rational function.
- $$r ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 2 } - 36 } { x ^ { 2 } - 6 x - 16 }$$

• A) All real numbers except \(- 6\) and 6 .
• B) All real numbers except \(- 8\) and 2 .
• C) All real numbers except \(- 2\) and 8 .
• D) All real numbers.

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