Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 1: Functions - Section 1.1 - Functions and Their Graphs - Exercises 1.1 - Page 11: 6

Answer

Domain: $(-\infty,-4)\cup(-4,4)\cup(4,\infty)$ Range: $\left(-\infty,-\frac{1}{8}\right)\cup(0,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

$G(t)=\frac{2}{t^2-16}=\frac{2}{(t-4)(t+4)}$ When $t$ is equal to $4$ or $-4$, the denominator becomes $0$. So $4$ and $-4$ are not in domain. The domain is: $(-\infty,-4)\cup(-4,4)\cup(4,\infty)$ The function $t^2-16$ has a minimum at $t=0$, the minimum is $G(0)=\frac{2}{-18}=-\frac{1}{8}$ As $t^2-16$ is in the denominator, the function $G$ will have a relative maximum at $t=0$. When $t$ approaches Infinity, the function approaches $0$. The function will be symmetric about $y$ axis because it is an even function. Furthermore, when $t$ approaches $4$ from right side, the function approaches positive infinity but when $t$ approaches $4$ from left side, function approaches negative infinity. As $t^2-16$ is positive for $t<-4$ or $t>4$ and negative for $-4
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