Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 1 - Functions and Limits - 1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function - 1.1 Exercises - Page 19: 9

Answer

It is the graph of a function. Domain: [-3, 2] Range: [-3, -2) U [-1, 3]

Work Step by Step

The curve passes the vertical line test, and thus no value of x is assigned more than one value of y. Therefore, it is a function. The curve extends horizontally from x = -3 to x= 2, and so the domain is the interval [-3, -2]. The curve extends vertically from y = -3 to right below y= -2, and then from y = -1 up to y = 3, so the range is the union of these two intervals: [-3, -2) U [-1, 3]. We use a parenthesis for y = -2 because there is no actual point there.
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