Find the domain of the function using interval notation. \[ f(x)=\frac{1}{x^{2}-x-56} \]
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To find the domain of the function \( f(x) = \frac{1}{x^2 - x - 56} \), we first need to determine where the denominator is not equal to zero, since division by zero is undefined. We set the denominator equal to zero: \[ x^2 - x - 56 = 0 \] Next, we factor the quadratic: \[ (x - 8)(x + 7) = 0 \] This gives us the solutions \( x = 8 \) and \( x = -7 \). Thus, the function \( f(x) \) is undefined at \( x = 8 \) and \( x = -7 \). Now, we can express the domain in interval notation. The function is defined for all real numbers except at these two points: \[ \text{Domain: } (-\infty, -7) \cup (-7, 8) \cup (8, \infty) \]
