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QuestionFind the domain of the function P(t)=t52t14P(t)=\frac{\sqrt{t-5}}{2 t-14}. What is the domain?

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

Assumptions1. The function is (t)=t5t14(t)=\frac{\sqrt{t-5}}{ t-14} . We are looking for the domain of this function, which is the set of all possible values of tt that make the function defined.
3. The function is undefined when the denominator is zero or when the radicand (the number under the square root) is negative.

STEP 2

First, let's find the values of tt that make the denominator zero. We set the denominator equal to zero and solve for tt.
2t14=02 t -14 =0

STEP 3

olve the equation for tt.
t=142t = \frac{14}{2}

STEP 4

Calculate the value of tt.
t=7t =7

STEP 5

So, the function is undefined when t=7t =7. Now, let's find the values of tt that make the radicand negative. We set the radicand greater than or equal to zero and solve for tt.
t50t -5 \geq0

STEP 6

olve the inequality for tt.
t5t \geq5

STEP 7

So, the function is defined when t5t \geq5. However, we must exclude t=7t =7 from the domain because it makes the denominator zero.

STEP 8

Therefore, the domain of the function is t5t \geq5 and t7t \neq7. In interval notation, this is [5,7)(7,)[5,7) \cup (7, \infty).
The domain of the function is [5,7)(7,)[5,7) \cup (7, \infty).

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