Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - 6.3 Logarithmic Functions - 6.3 Exercises - Page 427: 54

Answer

$$ D=x \in \mathbb R; x \gt 0~~\text{or}~~ x\lt -3$$

Work Step by Step

The domain of the logarithm function is: $$ D=x \in \mathbb R; x^2+3x \gt 0$$ $$ D=x \in \mathbb R; x(x+3) \gt 0$$ $$ D=x \in \mathbb R; x\gt 0~~\text{and}~~(x+3) \gt 0$$ or$$ D=x \in \mathbb R; x\lt 0~~\text{and}~~(x+3) \lt 0$$ $$ D=x \in \mathbb R; x\gt 0~~\text{and}~~x \gt -3$$ or $$ D=x \in \mathbb R; x\lt 0~~\text{and}~~x \lt -3$$ The intersection gives: $$ D=x \in \mathbb R; x\gt 0$$ or $$ D=x \in \mathbb R; x\lt -3$$ so the domain is: $$ D=x \in \mathbb R; x \gt 0~~\text{or}~~ x\lt -3$$
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