SOLUTION: Hi there, how would you find the range of y=absx/x ? How do you find it without graphing it? ie. in an exam situation where you don't have much time

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Question 1117791: Hi there, how would you find the range of y=absx/x ?
How do you find it without graphing it? ie. in an exam situation where you don't have much time

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39799) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=abs%28x%29%2Fx

y can be -1 or it can be 1.
y cannot be 0.
x cannot be 0.

RANGE: { -1, 1 }

Answer by ikleyn(53763) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
Concretely for  f(x) = abs%28x%29%2Fx,  this function takes only TWO values:


    if  x > 0,  then |x| = x, and therefore  f(x) = x%2Fx = 1.


    if  x = 0,  then the function f(x) is NOT DEFINED.


    if  x < 0,  then |x| = -x,  hence  f(x) = %28-x%29%2Fx = -1.



So, the range of this function is the set of the two values  {-1,1},  while its domain is the set of all real numbers except of {0}.


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