Problem

Construct a function that passes through the origin with a constant slope of 1 , with removable discontinuities at $x=-5$ and $x=3$.
Enclose numerators and denominators in parentheses. For example, $(a-b) /(1+n)$.
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Final Answer: The function that passes through the origin with a constant slope of 1 and has removable discontinuities at $x=-5$ and $x=3$ is $\boxed{f(x) = \frac{x}{1 + \frac{1}{(x+5)(x-3)}}}$.

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Step 1 :Construct a function that passes through the origin with a constant slope of 1, with removable discontinuities at $x=-5$ and $x=3$.

Step 2 :The function that passes through the origin with a constant slope of 1 is simply $f(x) = x$.

Step 3 :We need to introduce removable discontinuities at $x=-5$ and $x=3$. We can do this by multiplying $f(x)$ by a function that is undefined at these points.

Step 4 :A simple function that is undefined at a point $a$ is $\frac{1}{x-a}$. Therefore, we can introduce the discontinuities by multiplying $f(x)$ by $\frac{1}{(x+5)(x-3)}$.

Step 5 :This will also change the values of $f(x)$ at all other points. To avoid this, we can add 1 to the denominator, which makes the function equal to 1 at all points except $x=-5$ and $x=3$, where it is undefined.

Step 6 :Therefore, the function we are looking for is $f(x) = x \cdot \frac{1}{1 + \frac{1}{(x+5)(x-3)}}$.

Step 7 :Final Answer: The function that passes through the origin with a constant slope of 1 and has removable discontinuities at $x=-5$ and $x=3$ is $\boxed{f(x) = \frac{x}{1 + \frac{1}{(x+5)(x-3)}}}$.

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