Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - Section 4.2 One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions - 4.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 290: 3

Answer

The domain is all real numbers except for $-6$ and $3$.

Work Step by Step

In order to find when the given function exists, we have to find out when it is undefined. For a function to be defined, the denominator can never be zero. Thus, we can see when the denominator of the fraction is equal to $0$. $x^2+3x−18 = 0 \\ (x+6)(x−3) = 0 \\ x = -6,3$ Thus, the domain is all real numbers except for $-6$ and $3$.
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