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What is the domain of the function f(x) = sec⁻¹(2[x]+1)?

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(3)\text{(3)}

Step-by-step solution

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To find the domain of f(x)=sec⁡−1(2[x]+1)f(x) = \sec^{-1}(2[x]+1), we need to consider the domain of the inverse secant function.

  1. Recall the domain of sec⁡−1(y)\sec^{-1}(y).

    The domain of sec⁡−1(y)\sec^{-1}(y) is y∈(−∞,−1]∪[1,∞)y \in (-\infty, -1] \cup [1, \infty). This means that the argument of the inverse secant function must be less than or equal to -1, or greater than or equal to 1.

  2. Apply the domain condition to f(x)f(x).

    In our function, the argument is 2[x]+12[x]+1. So, we must have:

    2[x]+1≤−1or2[x]+1≥12[x]+1 \le -1 \quad \text{or} \quad 2[x]+1 \ge 1
  3. Solve the first inequality for $[x]$.

    2[x]+1≤−12[x]+1 \le -1 2[x]≤−1−12[x] \le -1 - 1 2[x]≤−22[x] \le -2 [x]≤−1[x] \le -1

    The condition [x]≤−1[x] \le -1 means that the greatest integer less than or equal to xx must be −1-1 or any integer less than −1-1 (e.g., −2,−3,…-2, -3, \dots). This implies that xx must be less than 0. For example, if x=−0.5x = -0.5, [x]=−1[x] = -1. If x=−1.5x = -1.5, [x]=−2[x] = -2. If x=−1x = -1, [x]=−1[x] = -1.
    So, the solution for this inequality is x∈(−∞,0)x \in (-\infty, 0).

  4. Solve the second inequality for $[x]$.

    2[x]+1≥12[x]+1 \ge 1 2[x]≥1−12[x] \ge 1 - 1 2[x]≥02[x] \ge 0 [x]≥0[x] \ge 0

    The condition [x]≥0[x] \ge 0 means that the greatest integer less than or equal to xx must be 0 or any integer greater than 0 (e.g., 1,2,…1, 2, \dots). This implies that xx must be greater than or equal to 0. For example, if x=0.5x = 0.5, [x]=0[x] = 0. If x=1.5x = 1.5, [x]=1[x] = 1. If x=0x = 0, [x]=0[x] = 0.
    So, the solution for this inequality is x∈[0,∞)x \in [0, \infty).

  5. Combine the solutions from both inequalities.

    The domain of f(x)f(x) is the union of the solutions from Step 3 and Step 4:

    D=(−∞,0)∪[0,∞)D = (-\infty, 0) \cup [0, \infty)

    This union covers all real numbers.

    D=(−∞,∞)D = (-\infty, \infty)

    Comparing this with the given options:
    (1) (−∞,−1]∪[1,∞)(-\infty, -1] \cup [1, \infty)
    (2) (−∞,−1]∪[0,∞)(-\infty, -1] \cup [0, \infty)
    (3) (−∞,∞)(-\infty, \infty)
    (4) (−∞,∞)−{0}(-\infty, \infty) - \{0\}

    The calculated domain matches option (3).

    The final answer is (3)\text{(3)}.

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