College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.4 - Logarithmic Functions - 6.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 449: 47

Answer

$(-\infty,-1)\cup(0,\infty)$ or $\{x|x \lt -1$ or $x \gt 0\}$

Work Step by Step

First, we see that if we want $\displaystyle \frac{x+1}{x}$ to be defined, we must have $x\neq 0\quad $ Next, the argument of a logarithmic function must be greater than zero. So, for g to be defined, we must have $\displaystyle \frac{x+1}{x} \gt 0 \quad $ ... (x+1) changes signs at -1, x changes signs at 0 $Q(x)=\displaystyle \frac{x+1}{x}$ is zero or undefined for x=-1, 0. $\left[\begin{array}{llll} \text{interval} & (-\infty,-1) & (-1,0) & (0,\infty)\\ \text{test point} & -2 & -0.5 & 1\\ Q(t) & \frac{-2+1}{-2} & \frac{-0.5+1}{-0.5} & \frac{1+1}{1}\\ \text{sign of }Q(t) & + & - & + \end{array}\right]$ Domain: $(-\infty,-1)\cup(0,\infty)$ or $\{x|x \lt -1$ or $x \gt 0\}$
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