Calculus Examples

$f (x) = \frac{x - 2}{e^{x} - 1}$

Step 1

Set the denominator in $\frac{x - 2}{e^{x} - 1}$ equal to $0$ to find where the expression is undefined.

$e^{x} - 1 = 0$

Step 2

Solve for $x$ .

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Step 2.1

Add $1$ to both sides of the equation.

$e^{x} = 1$

Step 2.2

Take the natural logarithm of both sides of the equation to remove the variable from the exponent.

$\ln (e^{x}) = \ln (1)$

Step 2.3

Expand the left side.

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Step 2.3.1

Expand $\ln (e^{x})$ by moving $x$ outside the logarithm.

$x \ln (e) = \ln (1)$

Step 2.3.2

The natural logarithm of $e$ is $1$ .

$x \cdot 1 = \ln (1)$

Step 2.3.3

Multiply $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \ln (1)$

Step 2.4

The natural logarithm of $1$ is $0$ .

$x = 0$

Step 3

The domain is all values of $x$ that make the expression defined.

Interval Notation:

$(- \infty, 0) \cup (0, \infty)$

Set-Builder Notation:

${x | x \neq 0}$

Step 4