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QuestionEnter your answer as Ø if the function does not have a value

QuestionEnter your answer as Ø if the function does not have a value-example-1
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Answer:

12i

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the function:


h(x)=\sqrt[]{4x-128}

At x=-4


\begin{gathered} h(-4)=\sqrt[]{4(-4)-128} \\ =\sqrt[]{-16-128} \\ =\sqrt[]{-144} \\ =\sqrt[]{144*-1} \\ =\sqrt[]{144}*\sqrt[]{-1} \\ =12i\text{ where }\sqrt[]{-1}=i \end{gathered}

At x=-4, the value of h(x) is 12i.

Note: The result obtained is a number in the complex number system. If the answer required is limited to the real number system, we can say the function h(x) does not have a value at x=-4.

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