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Please help find domain and range

Please help find domain and range-example-1
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A, because domain is all real numbers and range is In statistics, the range of a set of data is the difference between the largest and smallest values.
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Answer: Choice A

  • Domain: x > 4
  • Range: y > 0

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Step-by-step explanation:

We want to avoid having a negative number under the square root. Solving
x-4 \ge 0 leads to
x \ge 4

So it appears the domain could involve x = 4 itself; however, if we tried that x value, then we'd get a division by zero error.

So in reality, the domain is x > 4.

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The range of y = sqrt(x) is the set of positive real numbers. So y > 0 is the range for this equation. Shifting left and right does not affect the range, so the range of y = sqrt(x-4) is also y > 0.

We are dividing a positive number (3) over some positive number in the denominator. Overall, the expression
(3)/(√(x-4)) is positive because positive/positive = positive.

Therefore, the range of the given equation is y > 0

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The graph is shown below. We have a vertical asymptote at x = 4 and a horizontal asymptote at y = 0. The green curve is fenced in the upper right corner (northeast corner).

Please help find domain and range-example-1
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