Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Functions and Their Graphs - 2.1 Functions - 2.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 57: 63

Answer

Domain is all real numbers greater than $4$. In set notation, $\left\{x|x\gt4\right\}$.

Work Step by Step

Given $f(x)=\dfrac{x}{\sqrt {x−4}}$ The square root of negative numbers are imaginary numbers. Also, division of $0$ is not allowed. Hence, the expression inside the radical sign of the denominator cannot be negative nor be zero. Thus, $x−4\gt0$ $x-4+4\gt0+4$ $x\gt4$ Therefore, the domain is {$x|x\gt4$}.
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