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Question5.
Describe the domain for the following function. Write your answer in interval notation. f(x)=1x7x+2x6f(x)=\frac{1}{x-7}-\frac{\sqrt{x+2}}{x-6}

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

1. The function f(x)=1x7x+2x6 f(x) = \frac{1}{x-7} - \frac{\sqrt{x+2}}{x-6} involves a rational expression and a square root.
2. The domain of the function is restricted by the values that make the denominators zero and the radicand negative.
3. We will need to find intervals where the denominators are non-zero and the radicand is non-negative.

STEP 2

1. Identify the restrictions from the denominators.
2. Identify the restrictions from the square root.
3. Determine the domain by combining the restrictions.
4. Write the domain in interval notation.

STEP 3

Identify the restrictions from the denominators:
1. The denominator x7 x - 7 cannot be zero, so: x7 x \neq 7
2. The denominator x6 x - 6 cannot be zero, so: x6 x \neq 6

STEP 4

Identify the restrictions from the square root:
The expression under the square root x+2 x + 2 must be non-negative: x+20 x + 2 \geq 0 x2 x \geq -2

STEP 5

Determine the domain by combining the restrictions:
1. From the square root, x2 x \geq -2 .
2. From the denominators, x6 x \neq 6 and x7 x \neq 7 .

Combine these to find the domain: x2andx6,7 x \geq -2 \quad \text{and} \quad x \neq 6, 7

STEP 6

Write the domain in interval notation:
The domain is all x x such that x x is greater than or equal to 2-2, excluding 6 6 and 7 7 . In interval notation, this is:
[2,6)(6,7)(7,) [-2, 6) \cup (6, 7) \cup (7, \infty)
The domain of the function is [2,6)(6,7)(7,) \boxed{[-2, 6) \cup (6, 7) \cup (7, \infty)} .

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