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Explanation:

it is just a matter of definition that can be easily looked up.

the domain is the interval or set of all valid x values.

while the range is the interval or set of all valid y (function result) values.

so, the domain here is every value of x used in this function.

e.g. does x = -6 have a functional (y) value in the curve ?

no, it does not.

x = - 4 ? no.

x = -2 ? no.

x = -1 ? ah, yes, this is just the left-most point of the curve.

and then all x values further to the right of -1 are covered. as the arrows indicate : into all eternity ("to infinity and beyond !")

so, the domain is [-1, +infinity).

and you need to use B.

please note, the round bracket indicates that that ends of the interval is not included or undefined (after all, infinity is not a number we can work with, it is basically undefined and only represents a principle).

for the range this is tricky, as the graph does not really show us the limit. it could be y = -1 or 0 down to y = -9 or -10.

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