SOLUTION: What is the domain of the square root of x+5?

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Question 94533: What is the domain of the square root of x+5?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the domain of the square root of (x+5)?
You cannot take the square root of a negative number,
so x+5 must be greater than or equal to zero
x+5 >=0
x >= -5
Domain is "all Real Numbers greater than or equal to -5".
Cheers,
Stan H.