(a) State the separate algebraic conditions that must hold for a function of the form…

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(a) State the separate algebraic conditions that must hold for a function of the form f(x)=p(x)q(x)f(x)=\sqrt{\dfrac{p(x)}{q(x)}}, where p(x)p(x) and q(x)q(x) are real polynomials, to be defined for a real number xx. (b) Give a clear justification, in words, why the domain of ff is obtained by taking the intersection of the solution sets of the conditions stated in part (a). (c) Without actually solving them, list all the individual constraints on xx that you would need to consider while finding the domain of the specific function f(x)=x2−5x+6x2−4.f(x)=\sqrt{\dfrac{x^{2}-5x+6}{x^{2}-4}}.

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