1. ## function probelm

Hey guys having some trouble with these ones still.

Find the domain of $f(x) = -12 / (-9 + x^2)$

Find the range of $f(w) = 3 / (\sqrt{w} - 8)$

Thanks

Hey guys having some trouble with these ones still.

Find the domain of $f(x) = -12 / (-9 + x^2)$

Find the range of $f(w) = 3 / (\sqrt{w} - 8)$

Thanks
1.
x can take any number except -3 and 3 since x = -3 and x=3 would make the denominator equal to zero $(-9+9=0)$ and the division by zero is not allowed in mathematics. Hence the domain in interval notation is given by

$(-\infty, -3) \cup (-3,3) \cup (3, \infty)$

Note that neither -3 nor 3 are included in the domain..

Hey guys having some trouble with these ones still.

Find the domain of $f(x) = -12 / (-9 + x^2)$

Find the range of $f(w) = 3 / (\sqrt{w} - 8)$

Thanks
to find the range, you have:

$y= f(w) = \frac{3}{(\sqrt{w} - 8)}$

so, $(\sqrt{w} - 8) = \frac{3}{y}$

so, $\sqrt{w} = {\frac{3}{y}}+8$

thus, $w = ({{\frac{3}{y}}+8})^2$

y can take any number except 0 since y = 0 would make the denominator equal to zero and the division by zero is not allowed in mathematics. Hence the range in interval notation is given by:

$(-\infty,0) \cup (0,\infty)$