document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=116795>Question 116795</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> State the domain of the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #84916 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=84916\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to find the domain of x, you recognize that you can't get a real answer if you take the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square root of a negative number. There is no real number that can be multiplied by itself to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "result in a negative number because of the algebraic rule that says if two numbers have the same<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sign, their product is positive.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This tells us that (x - 8) must be equal to or greater than zero so that you are taking <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the square root of 0 or of positive numbers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In equation form we can write:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x by adding 8 to both sides of this inequality to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This tells you that the domain of x is all real numbers equal to or greater than 8.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem.<BR>\n" );
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