Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
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Chapter 2 - Graphs and Functions - 2.6 Graphs of Basic Functions - 2.6 Exercises - Page 256: 28

Answer

(a) domain $(-\infty,\infty)$ and range $[-\frac{3}{2},\infty)$. (b) $f(x)=\frac{1}{2}x^2-\frac{3}{2}$ and $f(-2)=\frac{1}{2}$

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $x^2-2y=3$, we have $y=\frac{1}{2}x^2-\frac{3}{2}$. We can find the domain as $(-\infty,\infty)$ and range as $[-\frac{3}{2},\infty)$. (b) We have $f(x)=\frac{1}{2}x^2-\frac{3}{2}$ and $f(-2)=\frac{1}{2}(-2)^2-\frac{3}{2}=\frac{1}{2}$
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