document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=592973>Question 592973</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the domain of the function g(x)=log base 4 (x-8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The \"domain\" defines the possible values 'x' can take.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since you can't take log of a negative number, this means:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-8 >= 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x >= 8  (this is the domain)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or, it can be written as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[8, +oo)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where <BR>\n" );
document.write( "oo stands for infinity<BR>\n" );
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