1. ## Functions-domains

i'm asked to find the domain of these problems

(0,2) (3,5)

y=5-x

y= square root x+4

I know with fun. the domain is all IR, but is there a way to solve the problems?

2. Originally Posted by jay123
i'm asked to find the domain of these problems

(0,2) (3,5)

y=5-x

y= square root x+4

I know with fun. the domain is all IR, but is there a way to solve the problems?
the domain is the set of all inputs for which a function is defined. when written as ordered pairs, the domain is the set of the first elements in the ordered pair.

For $\{ (0,2), (3,5) \}$ the domain is $\{ 0,3 \}$
since those are the first elements of the ordered pairs

$y = 5 - x$

we can input anything for x here. this is a polynomial, and so, the domain is given by: $\mbox{dom}f = \mbox{dom}y = \{ x | x \in \mathbb{R} \} = (-\infty, \infty)$

For $\sqrt{x + 4}$ we have a restriction. we can only input the x-values that ensure that what is being square rooted is non-negative. thus we require $x + 4 \ge 0$

so what is the domain of the function here?