Step 1:
Write the function
[tex]f(x)\text{ = }\frac{x^2+\text{ 7x + 10}}{x^2\text{ + 9x + 20}}\text{ }[/tex]
Step 2:
Factorize both the numerator and the denominator.
[tex]\begin{gathered} f(x)\text{ = }\frac{x^2\text{ + 2x + 5x + 10}}{x^2\text{ + 4x + 5x + 20}} \\ f(x)\text{ = }\frac{x(x\text{ + 2) + 5(x + 2)}}{x(x\text{ + 4) + 5 (x + 4)}} \\ f(x)\text{ = }\frac{(x\text{ + 5)(x +2)}}{(x\text{ + 5)(x + 4)}} \end{gathered}[/tex]
Step 3:
A hole is a common factor between the numerator and the denominator.
Hole: x + 5 = 0
x = -5
Final answer
Hole is -5
