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I need to know the domain, range, and function
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I need to know the domain, range, and function And how to solve it-example-1

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Problem 5

Answers:

  • Domain =
    -3 \le x \le 3 which in interval notation is [-3, 3]
  • Range =
    -3 \le y \le 3 which is also [-3, 3] in interval notation
  • Is it a function? Yes

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Step-by-step explanation:

The domain is the set of allowed x values. Here we see that x = -3 is the smallest possible x value and x = 3 is the largest. So x is anything between -3 and 3, including both endpoints. We write
-3 \le x \le 3 to indicate this. That converts to [-3,3] in interval notation. The square brackets mean "include this endpoint".

The range is the same story, but with the y values. Coincidentally, the range has the same exact endpoints as the domain does. This won't always be the case.

This graph is a function because it is not possible to draw a single vertical line through more than one point on the relation curve. Any x value pairs with one and only one y value. The next problem is a different story.

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Problem 6

Answers:

  • Domain =
    -4 \le x \le 4 which in interval notation is [-4, 4]
  • Range =
    -3 \le y \le 3 and that is [-3,3] in interval notation
  • Is it a function? No

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Step-by-step explanation:

We use the same idea as before. The left most point tells us the smallest x value, and the right most point tells us the largest x value. The domain is everything in this interval including both endpoints. The range is a similar story but we're looking for the lowest and highest points to get the smallest and largest y values respectively.

This relation is not a function because this graph fails the vertical line test. It is possible to pass a single straight vertical line through more than one point on this curve. For example, draw a vertical line through x = 2 and it crosses the circle twice. This means the input x = 2 leads to more than one output, but a function must have exactly one output for any valid domain input value.

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