Determine the Domain of the Function $f ( x ) = \frac { 5 x - 8 } { x ^ { 2 } - 49 }$

question 111

Multiple Choice

Determine the domain of the function.
- $f ( x ) = \frac { 5 x - 8 } { x ^ { 2 } - 49 }$

• A) \(\left\{ x \mid x \neq \frac { 8 } { 5 } \right\}\)
• B) \(\{ x \mid x \neq 7 \text { and } x \neq - 7 \}\)
• C) \(\{ x \mid x \neq 7 \}\)
• D) \(\{ x \mid x \neq 49 \}\)

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