SOLUTION: How do I find the domain and range of "f" on a function graph?

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Question 1165873: How do I find the domain and range of "f" on a function graph?
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Another way to identify the domain and range of functions is by using graphs.
Because the domain refers to the set of possible input values, the domain of a graph consists of all the input values shown on the x-axis.
The range is the set of possible output values, which are shown on the+y-axis.
Keep in mind that if the graph continues beyond the portion of the graph we can see, the domain and range may be greater than the visible values.
1 example:
graph.png
We can observe that the graph extends horizontally from -5( and -5 is included) to the right without+bound, so the domain is [-5,infinity ).
The vertical extent of the graph is all range values 5 and below, so the range is(-infinity ,5].
Note that the domain and range are always+written+from smaller to larger+values, or from left to right for domain, and from the+bottom of the graph to the top+of the graph for range.