Accedmychevron_right11thchevron_rightmathchevron_rightFunctions And Graphschevron_rightExercise 2.1

Solution

(i) g(x)=5xg(x)=5-x

  • Domain: all real numbers.
  • Range: all real numbers.
Dg=R,Rg=R\boxed{D_g=\mathbb{R},\quad R_g=\mathbb{R}}

(ii) g(x)=x+2g(x)=\sqrt{x+2}

For real outputs, require x+20x2x+2\ge 0\Rightarrow x\ge -2.

Dg=[2,),Rg=[0,)\boxed{D_g=[-2,\infty),\quad R_g=[0,\infty)}

(iii) g(x)={6x+7,x243x,x>2g(x)=\begin{cases}6x+7,&x\le -2\\4-3x,&x>-2\end{cases}

  • Domain: both formulas are defined on their intervals, so Dg=RD_g=\mathbb{R}.

Range of first piece (x2x\le -2):

  • At x=2x=-2, g(2)=6(2)+7=5g(-2)=6(-2)+7=-5.
  • As xx\to -\infty, 6x+76x+7\to -\infty.

So range of first piece is (,5](-\infty,-5].

Range of second piece (x>2x>-2):

  • As x2+x\to -2^+, g(x)43(2)=10g(x)\to 4-3(-2)=10.
  • As xx\to \infty, 43x4-3x\to -\infty.

So range of second piece is (,10)(-\infty,10).

Combined range is (,)=R(-\infty,\infty)=\mathbb{R}.

Dg=R,Rg=R\boxed{D_g=\mathbb{R},\quad R_g=\mathbb{R}}

(iv) g(x)=x5g(x)=|x-5|

  • Domain: all real numbers.
  • Range: x50|x-5|\ge 0.
Dg=R,Rg=[0,)\boxed{D_g=\mathbb{R},\quad R_g=[0,\infty)}

(v) g(x)=x+23xg(x)=\dfrac{x+2}{3-x}

Domain: denominator 3x0x33-x\ne 0\Rightarrow x\ne 3.

Dg=R{3}\boxed{D_g=\mathbb{R}\setminus\{3\}}

For range, let y=x+23xy=\dfrac{x+2}{3-x} and solve for xx:

y(3x)=x+23yxy=x+23y2=x+xy=x(1+y)x=3y21+y\begin{aligned} y(3-x)&=x+2\\ 3y-xy&=x+2\\ 3y-2&=x+xy=x(1+y)\\ x&=\frac{3y-2}{1+y} \end{aligned}

So 1+y0y11+y\ne 0\Rightarrow y\ne -1.

Rg=R{1}\boxed{R_g=\mathbb{R}\setminus\{-1\}}