Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Graphs and Functions - Chapter 2 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 300: 118

Answer

$(-\infty,-\sqrt 2]U[\sqrt 2,\infty)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Given $f(x)=\sqrt {x-2}$ and $g(x)=x^2$, we can find their domains as $[2,\infty)$ and $(-\infty,\infty)$ Step 2. $(f\circ g)(x)=\sqrt {x^2-2}$ which requires $x^2-2\ge0$ or $x^2\ge2$ thus $x\in(-\infty,-\sqrt 2]U[\sqrt 2,\infty)$ Step 3. Combine all the conditions, we have the domain for $(f\circ g)(x)$ as $(-\infty,-\sqrt 2]U[\sqrt 2,\infty)$
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