Precalculus (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-907-0

Chapter 2 - Functions and Their Graphs - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 114: 9

Answer

all real numbers except $-3$ and $1$.

Work Step by Step

We know that $x^2+2x-3=(x+3)(x-1).$ The denominator cannot be $0$, hence $x+3\ne0$ and $x-1\ne0$, therefore $x\ne-3$ and $x\ne1$. Thus the domain is all real numbers except $-3$ and $1$.
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