Domain

of a
Function
The domain of a function can be described explicitly
or it can be implied by the expression used to define
the function. The implied domain is the set of all real
numbers for which the expression is defined.
For example, the function
 f(x)=

has an implied domain that consists of all real numbers x

other than x=1. These two values are excluded from the
domain because division by zero is undefined. In general,
the domain of a function excludes all values of x that result
in division by 0 or result in the even root of a negative
number.  
 Now, the function
 
f (x) = x-2
 
is defined only for x > 2. Otherwise,
we will have a negative radicand.
 Find the domain of each function.
a. x -3 -1 0 2 4 6
f (x) -2 -7 -4 1 2 7
The domain of f(x) consist of all the values of the
independent variable x.

Domain = { -3,-1,0,2,4,6}
Find the domain of each function.

b. g(x) = - 2x 2
+3x – 4
The domain of g is the set of all real numbers.
 
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 Find the domain of each function.
 
c. h(x)=  Excluding x – values that
yield zero in the denominator,
  the denominator of h is the
=0 set of all real numbers x
  except
= x= .
 
3
 
=  
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 Find the domain of each function.
d.
  Area of a circle: A =
 
Because this function represents the area of circle, the values of
radius r must be positive. Hence the domain is the set of all real
numbers r such that r 0
Find the domain of each function.

 
e. f(x) =
 
This function is defined only for x - values such that 3 – 2x
 
  The domain of f is the
3 – 2x
  set of all real numbers
3 less than
 
2 or equal to
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