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(2a-b)^2 divided by 4a^3-ab^2/3
The domain of the expression (2a-b)^2 divided by 4a^3-ab^2/3 is all real numbers except for values of a and b that make the denominator zero.
To find those values, we set the denominator equal to zero and solve for a and b:
4a^3 - ab^2/3 = 0
To solve this equation, we can set each factor equal to zero:
4a^3 = 0
a^3 = 0
a = 0
and
ab^2/3 = 0
ab^2 = 0
ab = 0
This means that either a = 0 or b = 0.
Therefore, the domain of the expression is all real numbers except when a = 0 or b = 0.
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I apologize for the mistake. To find the domain of the expression (2a-b)^2 divided by 4a^3-ab^2/3, we need to consider the values of a and b that make the denominator zero.
To find those values, we set the denominator equal to zero and solve for a and b:
4a^3 - ab^2/3 = 0
Multiplying through by 3 to eliminate the fraction, we have:
12a^3 - ab^2 = 0
Factoring out common terms, we have:
a(12a^2 - b^2) = 0
This equation will be zero if either a or (12a^2 - b^2) is zero.
First, let's consider a = 0. If a = 0, the denominator becomes zero:
4a^3 - ab^2/3 = 4(0)^3 - 0b^2/3 = 0 - 0/3 = 0
Next, let's consider (12a^2 - b^2) = 0. This is a difference of squares, so we factor it:
(12a^2 - b^2) = (2a + b)(6a - b) = 0
This equation will be zero if either (2a + b) = 0 or (6a - b) = 0.
For (2a + b) = 0, we have:
2a + b = 0
b = -2a
For (6a - b) = 0, we have:
6a - b = 0
b = 6a
So we have two cases: b = -2a and b = 6a.
Therefore, the domain of the expression is all real numbers except for values of a and b that satisfy b = -2a, b = 6a, or a = 0.
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I apologize for the confusion. Let's try solving it again.
To find the domain of the expression (2a-b)^2 divided by 4a^3-ab^2/3, we need to find the values of a and b that make the denominator equal to zero.
Setting the denominator equal to zero:
4a^3 - ab^2/3 = 0
To solve this equation, we can multiply through by 3 to eliminate the fraction:
12a^3 - ab^2 = 0
Factoring out common terms:
a(12a^2 - b^2) = 0
For the expression a(12a^2 - b^2) to equal zero, either a must be zero or 12a^2 - b^2 must be zero.
Case 1: a = 0
If a = 0, the denominator becomes zero, and the expression is undefined. Therefore, a = 0 is not in the domain.
Case 2: 12a^2 - b^2 = 0
To find the values of a and b that satisfy this equation, we can use the difference of squares factorization:
(2a + b)(2a - b) = 0
Setting each factor equal to zero:
2a + b = 0 --> b = -2a
2a - b = 0 --> b = 2a
Therefore, the values of a and b that make the denominator zero are b = -2a and b = 2a.
The domain of the expression is all real numbers except for values of a and b that satisfy b = -2a, b = 2a, or a = 0.
To find the domain of the expression (2a-b)^2 / (4a^3 - ab^2/3), we need to determine the values that a and b cannot take in order to avoid division by zero.
Let's analyze the expression:
(2a - b)^2 / (4a^3 - ab^2/3)
The denominator is 4a^3 - (ab^2/3). To avoid division by zero, we need to ensure that the denominator is not equal to zero.
To find the values where the denominator equals zero, we can set it equal to zero and solve for a:
4a^3 - (ab^2/3) = 0
We can solve this equation by factoring out common terms:
a(4a^2 - (b^2/3)) = 0
Now, we have two possibilities:
1) a = 0
2) 4a^2 - (b^2/3) = 0
First, let's consider the case where a = 0. In this case, the expression becomes undefined since we would have division by zero in the denominator.
Next, let's solve the second equation for a:
4a^2 - (b^2/3) = 0
Multiply both sides by 3 to get rid of the fraction:
12a^2 - b^2 = 0
Now, we can factor this equation:
(2a + b)(6a - b) = 0
This equation will be equal to zero if either of the factors equals zero:
2a + b = 0 or 6a - b = 0
From the first equation, we can solve for a:
2a = -b
a = -b/2
From the second equation, we can solve for a:
6a = b
a = b/6
Therefore, the domain of the expression (2a-b)^2 / (4a^3 - ab^2/3) is all real numbers except a = 0 and a = -b/2 and a = b/6.
To find the domain of the given expression, we need to consider any restrictions on the variables that would result in undefined values. In this case, we have the expression:
(2a - b)^2 / (4a^3 - ab^2/3)
Let's break down the expression and analyze each component:
1. (2a - b)^2:
The square of any real number is always defined, so there are no restrictions on (2a - b)^2.
2. (4a^3 - ab^2/3):
We have a polynomial expression in the denominator. To ensure that the denominator is not equal to zero, we set the expression equal to zero and solve for the variables:
4a^3 - ab^2/3 = 0
To solve this equation, we multiply both sides by 3 to remove the fractional term:
12a^3 - ab^2 = 0
Factoring out the common factor 'a', we get:
a(12a^2 - b^2) = 0
Now we have two factors: a = 0 and 12a^2 - b^2 = 0.
a = 0:
Setting a to zero would make the denominator equal to zero. Therefore, a = 0 is not in the domain of the expression.
12a^2 - b^2 = 0:
This equation can be further factorized using the difference of squares formula:
(√12a + b)(√12a - b) = 0
Setting each factor to zero separately, we obtain two equations:
√12a + b = 0 and √12a - b = 0
Solving these equations, we get:
√12a = -b and √12a = b
Squaring both sides of these equations, we have:
12a = b^2 and 12a = b^2
These equations are equivalent, and they imply that b^2 = 12a. So as long as b^2 = 12a, the denominator will not be zero. Thus, there are no restrictions on b.
In summary, the domain of the given expression is all real numbers for the variables a and b, except a cannot be equal to 0.