State the Domain of the Rational Function $$f ( x ) = \frac { ( x - 8 ) ( x + 6 ) } { x ^ { 2 } - 4 }$$

question 296

Multiple Choice

State the domain of the rational function.
- $$f ( x ) = \frac { ( x - 8 ) ( x + 6 ) } { x ^ { 2 } - 4 }$$

• A) \(( - \infty , \infty )\)
• B) \(( - \infty , - 6 ) \cup ( - 6,8 ) \cup ( 8 , \infty )\)
• C) \(( - \infty , - 2 ) \cup ( - 2,2 ) \cup ( 2 , \infty )\)
• D) \(( - \infty , - 8 ) \cup ( - 8,6 ) \cup ( 6 , \infty )\)

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