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Question 4715: Original Rational-Expression Domain Guard

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  1. Original question and givens
  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
  6. This question review and source binding

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R0008-04715 · q-20261008-advance-20261011-r03-variable-expression-0090

Original question and givens

All operations and evaluations are exact in Q, not truncated natural-number arithmetic. The original expression is E(x)=(13)/(x−(2)), excluding x=2. Ordered candidates=[2/1, 19/2, -14/1]. Give (three domain-eligibility values, three E values or undefined).

  • G001 — All operations and evaluations are exact in Q, not truncated natural-number arithmetic. The original expression is E(x)=(13)/(x−(2)), excluding x=2. Ordered candidates=[2/1, 19/2, -14/1]. Give (three domain-eligibility values, three E values or undefined).

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

typed rational expression and explicitly given environment

After

evaluation,not solving an equation

Conditions: none

Evaluating an expression is not solving an equation;substitute only the supplied environment without inventing roots or changing bindings.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: expression_environment_scope · Uses: G001

S002 · calculation

Before

candidate0 original denominator := sub(2, 2)

After

candidate0 original denominator = 0

Conditions: none

Evaluate the original denominator x−b first;do not cancel a hole just because the numerator is0.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · implies

Before

x=2;x−b=0

After

legal=No;E(x)=undefined

Conditions: none

Eligibility comes from the original expression's domain;even a=0 does not legalize the excluded point,and its value remains undefined.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: original_expression_domain_guard · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · calculation

Before

candidate1 original denominator := sub(19/2, 2)

After

candidate1 original denominator = 15/2

Conditions: none

Evaluate the original denominator x−b first;do not cancel a hole just because the numerator is0.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · calculation

Before

candidate1 E(x) := div(13, 15/2)

After

candidate1 E(x) = 26/15

Conditions: none

Evaluate the original expression only with a nonzero denominator.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · implies

Before

x=19/2;x−b=15/2

After

legal=Yes;E(x)=26/15

Conditions: none

Eligibility comes from the original expression's domain;even a=0 does not legalize the excluded point,and its value remains undefined.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: original_expression_domain_guard · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · calculation

Before

candidate2 original denominator := sub(-14, 2)

After

candidate2 original denominator = -16

Conditions: none

Evaluate the original denominator x−b first;do not cancel a hole just because the numerator is0.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S006

S008 · calculation

Before

candidate2 E(x) := div(13, -16)

After

candidate2 E(x) = -13/16

Conditions: none

Evaluate the original expression only with a nonzero denominator.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S007

S009 · implies

Before

x=-14;x−b=-16

After

legal=Yes;E(x)=-13/16

Conditions: none

Eligibility comes from the original expression's domain;even a=0 does not legalize the excluded point,and its value remains undefined.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: original_expression_domain_guard · Uses: G001, S008

Reverse checks

  • S009 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S008 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute candidate2 E(x) with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute candidate2 original denominator with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute candidate1 E(x) with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute candidate1 original denominator with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute candidate0 original denominator with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

([No, Yes, Yes], [undefined, 26/15, -13/16])

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.

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