Answer:
Explanation:
a) this graph is that of a parabola that opens up. As is the case for all parabolas, the domain is the set of all real numbers. The range begins with the smallest y-value, which is -4, extending upwards from there: [-4, infinity)
b) this graph's shape most closely resembles that of a polynomial; as we move from left to right, y increases, reaches a local maximum, decreases to a local minimum, and then continues to increase with x. As is the case for all polynomials, the domain is the set of all real numbers. As we move from x = 0 to the left, y decreases without bound; from x ≥ 12 onward, y increases without bound; thus, the range is (-infinity, +infinity).
c) The graph represents a quarter of an ellipse for which x begins at -40 and ends at [4, -16]. Thus, the domain is [-40, 4]. By inspection we see that the smallest y value is -16 and the largest is 4; thus, the range is [-40, 4].