Domain and Range

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What is the definition of Domain in mathematics?

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The domain of a function is the set of all possible input values (x-values) for which the function is defined.

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What is the definition of Range in mathematics?

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The range of a function is the set of all possible output values (y-values) that the function can produce.

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How do you find the domain of a function?

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To find the domain, identify all the x-values that can be input into the function without causing any undefined situations, such as division by zero or taking the square root of a negative number.

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How do you find the range of a function?

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To find the range, determine all the possible y-values that result from the function's domain by evaluating the function.

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What is an example of a function with a limited domain?

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The function f(x) = 1/(x-2) has a limited domain because x cannot be 2 (it would cause division by zero). Thus, the domain is all real numbers except x = 2.

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What is an example of a function with a limited range?

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The function f(x) = x^2 has a limited range of [0, ∞) because the output (y-values) cannot be negative.

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What is the domain of the function f(x) = √(x-1)?

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The domain is [1, ∞) because the expression under the square root must be non-negative.

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What is the range of the function f(x) = -x^2?

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The range is (-∞, 0] because the function produces only non-positive values.

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What does it mean for a function to be one-to-one?

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A function is one-to-one if it never assigns the same value to two different domain elements, meaning each output is unique.

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How can you determine if a function is one-to-one?

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You can determine if a function is one-to-one by using the horizontal line test: if any horizontal line intersects the graph of the function more than once, it is not one-to-one.