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Example Question #1 : Gre Subject Test: Math
What is the domain of ?
Step 1: We need to determine what kind of function we have here. We have a rational function.
Step 2: Since we have a rational function, the denominator cannot be equal to . We will equal the denominator to and find the values of that make the bottom zero.
Square both sides:
Add to both sides of the equal sign:
Simplify:
Take the square root of both sides
However, we said earlier that these two solutions cannot be values of x, so we must change the sign:
Step 3: We need to write the solution in interval notation form.
The smallest number we can plug in for is , and the biggest is . cannot be and , but it can be anything else. So, we should have three intervals:
1) Between and , which is written as
2) Between and , which is written as
3) Between and , which is written as
The full solution in interval notation is .
Example Question #2 : Functions And Graphs
What is the domain of:
Step 1: We have a square root here, where the inside of the radical must be greater or equal than , so we get a real answer.
Step 2: Set the inside equation greater or equal than zero...
Step 3: Solve for x...
... Write this in interval notation. is the leftmost boundary, infinity is the right boundary. has a bracket with it, infinity does not..
Final Answer:
Example Question #2 : Domain & Range
What is the domain and the range for this set of numbers?
domain is and the range is
domain is and the range is
domain is and the range is
domain is and the range is
domain is and the range is
The domain is the set of all first elements of ordered pairs (x-coordinates). The range is the set of all second elements of ordered pairs (y-coordinates).
Given this set of ordered pairs , the
domain is and the range is .
Note: If a value of a coordinate is repeated, it only gets listed once in the set.
Example Question #1 : Domain & Range
The surface area of a cube is the total outside area of that cube. A cube has a side length of at least The surface area is a function of side length. What is the domain (side length) and the range (surface area)?
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The surface area of a cube is the total outside area of that cube. The formula to find the Area of a cube is .
A cube has a side length of at least inches. The surface area is a function of side length. What is the domain (side length) and the range (surface area)?
The independent variable is the length of the side. The domain consists of numbers that represent the length of sides. The problem states that the length of the sides is at least inches. So, the domain is all numbers greater than or equal to four.
The range consists of the numbers that corresponds with the chosen values in a function.
To find the range, find the Area of the cube with the length of the side measuring inches; this is the smallest value that (or the side length measurement), can be equal to.
The correct answer is ;
Example Question #2 : Functions And Graphs
What is the domain of the function ?
the domain is all
the domain is all
the domain is all
the domain is all
the domain is all
For a function defined by an expression with variable the domain of is the set of all real numbers that the variable can take such that the expression defining the function is real.
The expression defining function contains a square root.
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The domain is the set of all first elements of ordered pairs or
Because there cannot be a negative inside the radical sign, set the inside of the radical and solve. The expression under the radical has to satisfy the condition for the function to take real values.
Solve:
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Divide both sides of the equation by .
Because you are dividing both sides of the equation by a negative integer this will change the sign from to .
The domain or d is all
Example Question #3 : Domain & Range
What is the range of the function if the domain is ?
The domain is the set of all first elements of ordered pairs (x-coordinates). The range is the set of all second elements of ordered pairs (y-coordinates).
The domain, or all values of .
In order to get the range or all values of insert the given values of (the domain) into the equation and solve for (the range).
The range for the function with the domain of is
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Example Question #4 : Functions And Graphs
What is the domain and range for this graph?
The domain is ; the range is .
The domain is ; the range is .
The domain is ; the range is .
The domain is ; the range is .
The domain is ; the range is .
The ordered pairs represented on the graph are:
The domain is the set of all first elements of ordered pairs (x-coordinates). The range is the set of all second elements of ordered pairs (y-coordinates).
The domain is ; the range is .
Example Question #1 : Domain & Range
Find the domain for the function ?
the domain is all
the domain is all
the domain is all
the domain is all
the domain is all
For a function defined by an expression with variable the domain of is the set of all real numbers that the variable can take such that the expression defining the function is real.
The expression defining function contains a square root. The expression under the radical has to satisfy the condition for the function to take real values.
Solve
Add to both sides of the equation.
Divide both sides by .
The domain is all
Example Question #1 : Domain & Range
Find the domain and the range of the inverse of a relation with this set of coordinates:
The domain is and the range is .
The domain is and the range is .
The domain is and the range is .
The domain is and the range is .
The domain is and the range is .
To find the domain and the range of the inverse of a relation with this set of coordinates, first find the domain and range of the set of coordinates given.
The domain is all of the -coordinates and the range is all of the -coordinates. Remember, if a coordinate is the same, it is only listed once.
The domain of is
and the range is .
However, the question is asking for the domain and the range of the inverse. So, the values of (the domain) will now become the values of , (the range) and the values of (the range) will become the values of , or the domain.
The domain for the inverse is and the range is .
Example Question #3 : Gre Subject Test: Math
What is the range of the function , when the domain is ?
The domain is the set of all first elements of ordered pairs (x-coordinates). The range is the set of all second elements of ordered pairs (y-coordinates).
domain or values of
Plug all of the values of that have been given into the equation
Even though some of the values of are repeated, they are only listed once in the set..
The range, or all values of for the function are
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