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Given f(x) = sqrt(x+1) and g(x) = 1/x, give a form for fog and gof, hence find the domain and range of each.
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Find and its domain and range.
Find the formula for .
Given and .
The composite function is defined as .Substitute into :
To simplify the expression under the square root, find a common denominator:
The formula for is .
Find the domain of .
For to be defined, two conditions must be met:
- The denominator cannot be zero: .
- The expression under the square root must be non-negative: .
This inequality holds when:
- Case 1: and . This implies and , which simplifies to .
- Case 2: and . This implies and , which simplifies to . Combining these, the domain is . The domain of is .
Find the range of .
Let . Since is the principal square root, .
Consider the two parts of the domain:- If : As , , so . As , , so . Thus, for , the range is .
- If : Let where . Then . When (i.e., ), . As (i.e., ), , so . Thus, for , the range is . Combining both parts, the range of is . The range of is .
Part 2
Find and its domain and range.
Find the formula for .
The composite function is defined as .
Substitute into :
The formula for is .
Find the domain of .
For to be defined, two conditions must be met:
- The expression under the square root must be non-negative: .
- The denominator cannot be zero: . Combining these, we must have . The domain of is .
Find the range of .
Let .
Since is always positive for , must be positive. So .
As (approaching from the right), , so .
As , , so .
Thus, the range of is .
The range of is .
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