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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the domain and range for y=sqrt(x-4)

6 years ago
myininaya (myininaya):

domain is found by solving x-4>=0 the range is found by thinking of the outputs the outputs can range from 0 to infinity

6 years ago
OpenStudy (jim_thompson5910):

Domain: set of all numbers that can be inputted into a function Since you cannot take the square root of a negative number, this means that x-4 CANNOT be negative. So it's either 0 or it's positive. So.. $x-4\ge0$ $x-4+4\ge0+4$ $x\ge4$ So this says: "Any number greater than or equal to 4 will result in x-4 being either 0 or some positive number" So this means that the domain is $\large \left\{x|x\ge4\right\}$ This basically says: "the domain is the set of all numbers x such that x is greater than or equal to 4" In interval notation, the domain is $[4,\infty)$ -------------------------------------------------------- The range is the set of all possible outputs. We can find the most extreme point of the range by plugging in the most extreme value for the domain $\sqrt{x-4}=\sqrt{4-4}=\sqrt{0}=0$ So the smallest possible output is y=0, which means that the range is $\large \left\{y|y\ge0\right\}$ This basically says: "the range is the set of all numbers y such that y is greater than or equal to 0" In interval notation, the range is $[0,\infty)$

6 years ago
myininaya (myininaya):

lol wow jim

6 years ago
OpenStudy (jim_thompson5910):

lol yes there's a lot to domain and range

6 years ago