Find the Domain of the Rational Function $f ( x ) = \frac { 9 } { x - 5 }$

question 14

Multiple Choice

Find the domain of the rational function. $f ( x ) = \frac { 9 } { x - 5 }$

• A) \(( - \infty , 5 ) \cup ( 5 , \infty )\)
• B) \(( - \infty , 9 ) \cup ( 9 , \infty )\)
• C) \(( - \infty , - 5 ) \cup ( - 5,5 ) \cup ( 5 , \infty )\)
• D) \(( - \infty , \infty )\)
• E) \(( - \infty , 5 ) \cup ( 5,9 ) \cup ( 9 , \infty )\)

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