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I am attempting a Functions and Inverses self-test offered by the University of Toronto, and I'm trying to understand why my answer for question (4) differs from the given one.

Given $f(x) = dfrac1x - 3$ and $g(x) = sqrtx$, we are asked to find the domain and range of the combined function
$$(f circ g)(x)$$

My solution for the domain matches the given one, and I won't bother reproducing it here, but my solution for the range does not. This is how I determined the range:

Since $(f circ g)(x) = f(g(x)) = dfrac1sqrtx - 3$, it's easy to see that $y neq 0$, since the numerator isn't $0$. We also know that $sqrtx geq 0$, which in turn implies that $y geq - dfrac13$.

Combining these two restrictions, my solution for the range is

$$y in mathbbR mid y geq - dfrac 13 wedge y neq 0 $$

The given solution, however, is:

$$y in mathbbR mid y neq > 0 $$

I'm not sure what the $neq >$ notation means. I'm assuming it's a typo, and it's actually supposed to be just a $neq$ sign. But even so, why isn't the $y geq -dfrac13$ restriction mentioned? Was I wrong in concluding it? Is it optional to mention it?

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I am attempting a Functions and Inverses self-test offered by the University of Toronto, and I'm trying to understand why my answer for question (4) differs from the given one.

Given $f(x) = dfrac1x - 3$ and $g(x) = sqrtx$, we are asked to find the domain and range of the combined function
$$(f circ g)(x)$$

My solution for the domain matches the given one, and I won't bother reproducing it here, but my solution for the range does not. This is how I determined the range:

Since $(f circ g)(x) = f(g(x)) = dfrac1sqrtx - 3$, it's easy to see that $y neq 0$, since the numerator isn't $0$. We also know that $sqrtx geq 0$, which in turn implies that $y geq - dfrac13$.

Combining these two restrictions, my solution for the range is

$$y in mathbbR mid y geq - dfrac 13 wedge y neq 0 $$

The given solution, however, is:

$$y in mathbbR mid y neq > 0 $$

I'm not sure what the $neq >$ notation means. I'm assuming it's a typo, and it's actually supposed to be just a $neq$ sign. But even so, why isn't the $y geq -dfrac13$ restriction mentioned? Was I wrong in concluding it? Is it optional to mention it?

algebra-precalculus functions

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edited 2 hours ago

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I am attempting a Functions and Inverses self-test offered by the University of Toronto, and I'm trying to understand why my answer for question (4) differs from the given one.

Given $f(x) = dfrac1x - 3$ and $g(x) = sqrtx$, we are asked to find the domain and range of the combined function
$$(f circ g)(x)$$

My solution for the domain matches the given one, and I won't bother reproducing it here, but my solution for the range does not. This is how I determined the range:

Since $(f circ g)(x) = f(g(x)) = dfrac1sqrtx - 3$, it's easy to see that $y neq 0$, since the numerator isn't $0$. We also know that $sqrtx geq 0$, which in turn implies that $y geq - dfrac13$.

Combining these two restrictions, my solution for the range is

$$y in mathbbR mid y geq - dfrac 13 wedge y neq 0 $$

The given solution, however, is:

$$y in mathbbR mid y neq > 0 $$

I'm not sure what the $neq >$ notation means. I'm assuming it's a typo, and it's actually supposed to be just a $neq$ sign. But even so, why isn't the $y geq -dfrac13$ restriction mentioned? Was I wrong in concluding it? Is it optional to mention it?

algebra-precalculus functions

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edited 2 hours ago

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The range is $(0,infty) cup (-infty, -frac 1 3]$. To see this write the range as $frac 1 t-3: t geq 0, t neq 3$. Find $frac 1 t-3:0 leq t < 3$ and $frac 1 t-3: 3 < t <infty)$ separately. These can be written as $frac 1 s:-3 leq s < 0$ and $frac 1 s: 0 < s <infty)$. Can you compute the range now?

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The range is $(0,infty) cup (-infty, -frac 1 3]$. To see this write the range as $frac 1 t-3: t geq 0, t neq 3$. Find $frac 1 t-3:0 leq t < 3$ and $frac 1 t-3: 3 < t <infty)$ separately. These can be written as $frac 1 s:-3 leq s < 0$ and $frac 1 s: 0 < s <infty)$. Can you compute the range now?

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The range is $(0,infty) cup (-infty, -frac 1 3]$. To see this write the range as $frac 1 t-3: t geq 0, t neq 3$. Find $frac 1 t-3:0 leq t < 3$ and $frac 1 t-3: 3 < t <infty)$ separately. These can be written as $frac 1 s:-3 leq s < 0$ and $frac 1 s: 0 < s <infty)$. Can you compute the range now?

share|cite|improve this answer

answered 2 hours ago

Kavi Rama MurthyKavi Rama Murthy

78.5k53572

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$begingroup$

The range is $(0,infty) cup (-infty, -frac 1 3]$. To see this write the range as $frac 1 t-3: t geq 0, t neq 3$. Find $frac 1 t-3:0 leq t < 3$ and $frac 1 t-3: 3 < t <infty)$ separately. These can be written as $frac 1 s:-3 leq s < 0$ and $frac 1 s: 0 < s <infty)$. Can you compute the range now?

share|cite|improve this answer

answered 2 hours ago

Kavi Rama MurthyKavi Rama Murthy

78.5k53572

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answered 2 hours ago

Kavi Rama MurthyKavi Rama Murthy

78.5k53572

answered 2 hours ago

Kavi Rama MurthyKavi Rama Murthy

78.5k53572

answered 2 hours ago

Kavi Rama MurthyKavi Rama Murthy

78.5k53572