Question

Find the domain of the expression.

the square root of x+5

Answer 1

Explanation:

"Domain" means what numbers are allowed to be x (or on a graph, for what x's does the graph exist)

Since inside a square root you have to have a positive number (actually, just not a negative number). So all the positive numbers work (any positive+5 is a positive number) BUT ALSO x can be 0, BUT ALSO, x can be as small as -5 and still the value inside the square root will not be negative

SO THIS MEANS all the x's we're allowed to use (that's the DOMAIN) are everything from -5 and bigger. In math we write that as x>= -5

There are two other main ways to write it: [-5, infinity symbol) OR x>=-5 these all mean the same thing.

Answer 2

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