Let
f(x)=11+21+3x.
There are three real numbers x that are not in the domain of f(x). What is the sum of those three numbers?
Observing, we have 3 overarching fractions in which their denominators cannot be 0, and thus if we set their denominators equal to 0, we can find the 3 values of x that are not in the domain of f(x) (domain means all the values of x that "work/are allowed" for the function):
1) 1+21+3x=0
Solve for x: −1=21+3x; −1−3x=2; x = -1
2) However, what if 1+3x=0? Solving for x, you would get x = -3
3) Lastly, x = 0 is quite obvious, because then 3/0 would be undefined.
Their sum is -1 + (-3) + 0 = -4.