Determine the Domain of the Function $f ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 3 } + 8 x ^ { 4 } } { x ^ { 2 } + 25 }$

question 16

Multiple Choice

Determine the domain of the function.
- $f ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 3 } + 8 x ^ { 4 } } { x ^ { 2 } + 25 }$

• A) \(\left\{ x \mid x \neq 0 \text { and } x \neq - \frac { 1 } { 8 } \right\}\)
• B) \(\{ x \mid x \neq - 5 \}\)
• C) \(\{ x \mid x \neq - 25 \}\)
• D) \(\{ \mathrm { x } \mid \mathrm { x } \text { is a real number } \}\)

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