Find the Holes in the Graph f(x)=(x-1)/(x^2-4x+3)

$f (x) = \frac{x - 1}{x^{2} - 4 x + 3}$

Factor $x^{2} - 4 x + 3$ using the AC method.

Consider the form $x^{2} + b x + c$ . Find a pair of integers whose product is $c$ and whose sum is $b$ . In this case, whose product is $3$ and whose sum is $- 4$ .

$- 3, - 1$

Write the factored form using these integers.

$f (x) = \frac{x - 1}{(x - 3) (x - 1)}$

Cancel the common factor of $x - 1$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$f (x) = \frac{x - 1}{(x - 3) (x - 1)}$

Rewrite the expression.

$f (x) = \frac{1}{x - 3}$

To find the holes in the graph, look at the denominator factors that were cancelled.

$x - 1$

To find the coordinates of the holes, set each factor that was cancelled equal to $0$ , solve, and substitute back in to $\frac{1}{x - 3}$ .

Set $x - 1$ equal to $0$ .

$x - 1 = 0$

Add $1$ to both sides of the equation.

$x = 1$

Substitute $1$ for $x$ in $\frac{1}{x - 3}$ and simplify.

Substitute $1$ for $x$ to find the $y$ coordinate of the hole.

$\frac{1}{1 - 3}$

Simplify.

Subtract $3$ from $1$ .

$\frac{1}{- 2}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{1}{2}$

The holes in the graph are the points where any of the cancelled factors are equal to $0$ .

$(1, - \frac{1}{2})$

Find the Holes in the Graph f(x)=(x-1)/(x^2-4x+3)

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