Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 8 - Radical Functions - 8.1 Radical Functions - 8.1 Exercises - Page 628: 42

Answer

1) Domain: $[-3, \infty)$ 2) Range $[0,\infty )$

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} g(x)=\sqrt{x+3}. \end{equation} a) This is an even root function because the index, $n=2$, is even. The radicand must be positive. So, we require $$x+3\geq 0\implies x\geq -3.$$ 1) The domain is $[-3, \infty)$. 2) The range is $[0,\infty )$.
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