Suppose that the functions \( f \) and \( g \) are defined as follows. \[ f(x)=\frac{6}{x+2} \quad g(x)=\frac{x}{x-3} \] Find \( \frac{g}{f} \). Then, give its domain using an interval or union of intervals. Simplify your answers. \( \left(\frac{g}{f}\right)(x)=\square \) Domain of \( \frac{g}{f}: \square \)
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To find \( \frac{g}{f} \), we calculate \[ \frac{g}{f} = \frac{g(x)}{f(x)} = \frac{\frac{x}{x-3}}{\frac{6}{x+2}}. \] This can be simplified by multiplying by the reciprocal of \( f(x) \): \[ \frac{g}{f} = \frac{x}{x-3} \cdot \frac{x+2}{6} = \frac{x(x+2)}{6(x-3)}. \] Now, the expression simplifies to: \[ \left(\frac{g}{f}\right)(x) = \frac{x(x+2)}{6(x-3)}. \] Next, to find the domain, we need to identify values of \( x \) that would make the denominator equal to zero. Thus, we solve \( 6(x-3) = 0 \), which gives \( x = 3 \). Additionally, \( f(x) \) is also undefined when \( x+2=0 \) or \( x=-2 \). Therefore, we need to exclude both \( x = 3 \) and \( x = -2 \) from the domain. The domain of \( \frac{g}{f} \) can be expressed in interval notation as: \[ \text{Domain of } \frac{g}{f}: (-\infty, -2) \cup (-2, 3) \cup (3, \infty). \]
