SOLUTION: State the domain and range. Explain how you find these mathematically without the use of a graph. (4) y = 25(-7x-4)64 (5) y = x2 / (x2-16)

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Question 1198334: State the domain and range. Explain how you find these mathematically without the use of a graph.

(4) y = 25(-7x-4)64



(5) y = x2 / (x2-16)



(6) Let “M” be the set of motor vehicle owners who are registered in Ohio. Let “R” be the set of all motor vehicle registration numbers. Is the correspondence between M and R a function? Why, or why not?

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State the domain and range. Explain how you find these mathematically without the use of a graph.
(4) y+=+25%28-7x-4%29%5E64...........assuming you have that
domain
as you can see, no matter what x is, function is defined
(-infinity,infinity)
range
extreme points
+25%28-7x-4%29%5E64+=0
+%28-7x-4%29%5E64+=0
+-7x-4+=0
+-7x+=4
+x+=-4%2F7..........minimum is at (-4%2F7,0)
so, the range for interval (-infinity,infinity) is
y%3E+=0

(5)
y+=+x%5E2+%2F+%28x%5E2-16%29
domain
y+=+x%5E2+%2F+%28%28x-4%29%28x%2B4%29%29->zeros x=4,x=-4
denominator cannot be zero
so, x%3C%3E4 and x%3C%3E-4 and domain is
{ x element R : x%3C%3E-4 and x%3C%3E4 }

range
The range is the set of y for which the discriminant is greater or equal to zero.
y+=+x%5E2+%2F+%28x%5E2-16%29
y%28x%5E2-16%29+=+x%5E2++->discriminant is
64y%5E2-64y%3E=0
64y%28y-1%29%3E=0
=>y%3E=0 or y%3E=1
The range is
{ y element R+: y%3C=0 or y%3E1 }

(6) Let “M” be the set of motor vehicle owners who are registered in Ohio. Let “R” be the set of all motor vehicle registration numbers. Is the correspondence between M and R a function? Why, or why not?
No because for a correspondence to be a function there must be a one-to-one correspondence.
For each x value, there must be a unique+y value.
For cars, this means that each owner can only register one car in his or her name.
As you know, some people have only one car but many people have multiple cars in their name.
So there is not a one-to-one correspondence, so it can't be a function.