Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 2 - Section 2.7 - Combining Functions - 2.7 Exercises - Page 216: 14

Answer

$(f+g)(x)=\sqrt{16-x^{2}}+\sqrt{x^{2}-1}$ , domain: $[-4,-1]\cup[1,4].$ $(f-g)(x)=\sqrt{16-x^{2}}-\sqrt{x^{2}-1}$ , domain: $[-4,-1]\cup[1,4].$ $(fg)(x)==\sqrt{16-x^{2}}\cdot\sqrt{x^{2}-1}$ , domain: $[-4,-1]\cup[1,4].$ $(\displaystyle \frac{f}{g})(x)=\frac{\sqrt{16-x^{2}}}{\sqrt{x^{2}-1}}$ , domain: $[-4,-1)\cup(1,4]$

Work Step by Step

The domain of f is $\{x|-4\leq x\leq 4\}=[-4,4]$, because f is defined only for x that yield a nonnegative number under the square root. The domain of g is $\{x|x^{2}\geq 1\}=(-\infty,-1]\cup[1,+\infty)$, for the same reason. Their intersection is $[-4,-1]\cup[1,4].$ $(f+g)(x)=\sqrt{16-x^{2}}+\sqrt{x^{2}-1}$ , domain: $[-4,-1]\cup[1,4].$ $(f-g)(x)=\sqrt{16-x^{2}}-\sqrt{x^{2}-1}$ , domain: $[-4,-1]\cup[1,4].$ $(fg)(x)==\sqrt{16-x^{2}}\cdot\sqrt{x^{2}-1}$ , domain: $[-4,-1]\cup[1,4].$ $(\displaystyle \frac{f}{g})(x)=\frac{\sqrt{16-x^{2}}}{\sqrt{x^{2}-1}}$ , domain: $[-4,-1)\cup(1,4]$ , because $g(\pm 1)=0$, so $\pm 1$ are excluded from the domain.
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