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Y=1/3x + 2 what is the domain?

User Juniperi
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The denominator of y cannot be zero as this would make y
undefined
.
Equating the denominator to zero and solving gives the value that x cannot be.
solve
3
x

2
=
0

x
=
2
3

excluded value

domain is
x

R
,
x

2
3
Rearrange to make x the subject
y
(
3
x

2
)
=
1

3
x
y

2
y
=
1

3
x
y
=
1
+
2
y

x
=
1
+
2
y
3
y
solve
3
y
=
0

y
=
0

excluded value

range is
y

R
,
y

0

graph{1/(3x-2) [-10, 10, -5, 5]}
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