College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 3 - Test - Page 270: 2

Answer

See below.

Work Step by Step

The term under the square root must be non-negative, thus $4-5x\geq0\\4\geq5x\\0.8\geq x$ Thus the domain is $(-\infty,0.8]$. $f(-1)=\sqrt{4-5(-1)}=\sqrt{9}=3$
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