Find the domain of the given funciton
domain is numbers you can use in the function for x
so fractions
remember
never divide by 0
find what number makes denomenator 0 and restrict that
x-8=0
x=8
the domain is all real numbers except fo 8
36:21 in simplest form is 12:7, because 3 goes into both 36 and 21. Simplifying ratios is essentially the same thing as simplifying fractions. Once we have 12:7, we can't reduce any further, because 7 is prime.
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