SOLUTION: What is the domain of function {{{y=sqrtx^2 -25}}} show your answer in a graphical solution. Someone please help me please!!!!

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Question 39547: What is the domain of function y=sqrtx%5E2+-25
show your answer in a graphical solution.

Someone please help me please!!!!

Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Domain means all allowable values of x. In
y = sqrt(x^2 - 25)
Notice that the radicand, x^2 - 25, cannot be less than zero...so if we set
x^2 - 25 ≥ 0
we can determine the domain...
x^2 ≥ 25
|x| ≥ 5
Thus all values satisfying the above are in the domain.
So x must be
x ≥ 5 or x ≤ -5