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When given f(x)=9x2 -2, state the domain and range of y=f(x) and y=√f(x)

 Jun 5, 2014

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f(x)=9x2 -2

This is a parabola that opens upward with a vertex at (0, -2). Thus the range is just

[-2, ∞) and since we can substitute anything in for x, the domain is (∞,∞)

 

f(x)=√(9x2 -2)

Since the result of taking a positive square root is always positive or 0, the range is just [0,  ∞). And since we can't have a negative value under the square root, we can just see what makes 9x2 - 2 = 0.

9x2 -2 = 0

9x2 = 2     divide both sides by 9    

x2 = 2/9    take the square root of both sides

x = ±√2/3

So the domain is given by (-∞, -√2/3] U [√2/3, ∞)

 

 Jun 5, 2014
 #1
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Best Answer

f(x)=9x2 -2

This is a parabola that opens upward with a vertex at (0, -2). Thus the range is just

[-2, ∞) and since we can substitute anything in for x, the domain is (∞,∞)

 

f(x)=√(9x2 -2)

Since the result of taking a positive square root is always positive or 0, the range is just [0,  ∞). And since we can't have a negative value under the square root, we can just see what makes 9x2 - 2 = 0.

9x2 -2 = 0

9x2 = 2     divide both sides by 9    

x2 = 2/9    take the square root of both sides

x = ±√2/3

So the domain is given by (-∞, -√2/3] U [√2/3, ∞)

 

CPhill Jun 5, 2014

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