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Explain how to find the domain of the inequality g(x)≥-2√1/2x+2. Then state the domain.

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The domain of the function g(x) is found by ensuring the expression under the square root is non-negative. After solving the inequality, we find the domain of g(x) is all real numbers x that satisfy x ≤ -4.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the domain of the inequality g(x) ≥ -2√(1/2)x+2, we must consider the expression under the square root, because the square root function is only defined for non-negative numbers. The expression inside the square root must be greater than or equal to zero.

In this case, the inequality becomes 1/2x + 2 ≥ 0, which simplifies to x ≥ -4. However, we must also consider the multiplication by -2. Since we are looking for g(x) ≥ 0, and the square root expression is multiplied by -2, we need to ensure that the square root expression is ≤ 0, so our initial inequality changes to 1/2x + 2 ≤ 0.

Now, we solve for x to find the domain:

  1. Multiply both sides of the inequality by 2: x + 4 ≤ 0.
  2. Subtract 4 from both sides: x ≤ -4.

Therefore, the domain of the function g(x) is all real numbers x that satisfy x ≤ -4.

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