Determine the Domain of the Function $p ( x ) = \frac { 3 x ^ { 2 } - 5 x - 2 } { x ^ { 2 } - 4 }$

question 120

Multiple Choice

Determine the domain of the function.
- $p ( x ) = \frac { 3 x ^ { 2 } - 5 x - 2 } { x ^ { 2 } - 4 }$

• A) \(\{ x \mid x \neq - 2 \}\)
• B) \(\{ x \mid x \neq 2 \}\)
• C) \(\{ x \mid x \text { is a real number } \}\)
• D) \(\{ x \mid x \neq 2 \text { and } x \neq - 2 \}\)

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