SOLUTION: Find the domain of the f(x) =sqrt(1-x^(x+1))

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Question 1147866: Find the domain of the f(x) =sqrt(1-x^(x+1))
Answer by ikleyn(52914) About Me  (Show Source):
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Look into the plot of the function  y = x^(x+1).


The function is between 0 and 1 in the interval  0 < x <= 1.


It is the domain of your function.



    


          Plot y = x^(x+1)



It is informal demonstration, but the formal proof is easy, too.



(1)  The function y = x^(x+1)  is determined for non-negative values of x, ONLY.


(2)  If  0 < x <= 1 then  x^(x+1) is OBVIOUSLY less or equal to 1.


(3)  If      x > 1 ,  then  x^(x+1)  is OBVIOUSLY greater than 1, and the expression under the square root is negative.


These three positions complete the proof.