University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Combining Functions; Shifting and Scaling Graphs - Exercises - Page 18: 3

Answer

$a.\quad f(x)=2$ $\mathrm{Domain:}\quad (-\infty,\infty)$ $\mathrm{Range:}\quad \{2\}$ $b.\quad g(x)=x^2+1$ $\mathrm{Domain:}\quad (-\infty,\infty)$ $\mathrm{Range:}\quad [1,\infty)$ $c.\quad \frac{f}{g}=\frac{2}{x^2+1}$ $\mathrm{Domain:}\quad (-\infty,\infty)$ $\mathrm{Range:}\quad (0,2]$ $d.\frac{g}{f}=\frac{x^2+1}{2}$ $\mathrm{Domain:}\quad (-\infty,\infty)$ $\mathrm{Range:}\quad [\frac{1}{2},\infty)$

Work Step by Step

$a.\quad f(x)=2$ There is no restriction for $\ x\ $ , so the domain consists of real numbers. For any value of $\ x\ $, the result will always be $\ 2.\ $ So the range would be $\ {2}.$ $b.\quad g(x)=x^2+1$ The domain of polynomial function is real numbers. Since, $\ x^2\ $ will always yield a positive result, $\ x\ge0\ $ shows that the range will be $\ [1,\infty).$ $c.\quad \frac{f}{g}=\frac{2}{x^2+1}$ The denominator of the rational function must not be equal to zero. Since the denominator of this combined function is always positive, there would be no restriction for $\ x.$ The maximum value this function can get is when $\ x=0\ $ which will give us $\ \frac{f}{g}=2.\ $ And when we increase or decrease the value of $\ x\ $, the value of fraction would become smaller. $d.\quad \frac{g}{f}=\frac{x^2+1}{2}$ The domain would be the same as for the function in part $\ b.\ $ For the range, the output of the function in part $\ b\ $, is being divided by $\ 2\ $ so the range would be $\ [\frac{1}{2},\infty).$
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