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Determine the domain for the first term, g(x) = ^-1((2-|x|)/(4)).

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  1. Determine the domain for the first term, g(x)=cos⁡−1(2−∣x∣4)g(x) = \cos^{-1}\left(\frac{2-|x|}{4}\right).

    For cos⁡−1(u)\cos^{-1}(u) to be defined, the argument uu must satisfy −1≤u≤1-1 \le u \le 1.
    So, we must have:

    −1≤2−∣x∣4≤1-1 \le \frac{2-|x|}{4} \le 1

    Multiply all parts by 4:

    −4≤2−∣x∣≤4-4 \le 2-|x| \le 4

    Subtract 2 from all parts:

    −4−2≤−∣x∣≤4−2-4-2 \le -|x| \le 4-2 −6≤−∣x∣≤2-6 \le -|x| \le 2

    Multiply all parts by -1 and reverse the inequality signs:

    −2≤∣x∣≤6-2 \le |x| \le 6

    Since ∣x∣|x| is always non-negative, the condition ∣x∣≥−2|x| \ge -2 is always true. Thus, we only need to consider ∣x∣≤6|x| \le 6.
    This implies −6≤x≤6-6 \le x \le 6.
    So, the domain for the first term is D1=[−6,6]D_1 = [-6, 6].

  2. Determine the domain for the second term, h(x)={log⁡e(3−x)}−1=1log⁡e(3−x)h(x) = \{\log_e(3-x)\}^{-1} = \frac{1}{\log_e(3-x)}.

    For this term to be defined, two conditions must be met:

    1. The argument of the logarithm must be positive: 3−x>0  ⟹  x<33-x > 0 \implies x < 3
    2. The denominator cannot be zero, meaning log⁡e(3−x)≠0\log_e(3-x) \ne 0. This implies 3−x≠e03-x \ne e^0. 3−x≠13-x \ne 1 x≠2x \ne 2

    So, the domain for the second term is D2=(−∞,3)∖{2}D_2 = (-\infty, 3) \setminus \{2\}.

  3. Find the overall domain of f(x)f(x).

    The domain of f(x)f(x) is the intersection of D1D_1 and D2D_2:

    D=D1∩D2=[−6,6]∩((−∞,3)∖{2})D = D_1 \cap D_2 = [-6, 6] \cap ((-\infty, 3) \setminus \{2\})

    The intersection of [−6,6][-6, 6] and (−∞,3)(-\infty, 3) is [−6,3)[-6, 3).
    Then, we must exclude x=2x=2 from this interval.
    So, the domain is D=[−6,3)∖{2}D = [-6, 3) \setminus \{2\}, which can be written as [−6,3]−{2}[-6, 3] - \{2\}.

  4. Compare the derived domain with the given form [−α,β]−{γ}[-\alpha, \beta] - \{\gamma\}.

    By comparing D=[−6,3]−{2}D = [-6, 3] - \{2\} with [−α,β]−{γ}[-\alpha, \beta] - \{\gamma\}, we can identify the values:

    −α=−6  ⟹  α=6-\alpha = -6 \implies \alpha = 6 β=3\beta = 3 γ=2\gamma = 2
  5. Calculate α+β+γ\alpha + \beta + \gamma.

    α+β+γ=6+3+2=11\alpha + \beta + \gamma = 6 + 3 + 2 = 11

    The final answer is 11\boxed{\text{11}}.

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