SOLUTION: State the domain of the function f(x)=square root of x^3-5x^2

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Question 512120: State the domain of the function f(x)=square root of x^3-5x^2
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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State the domain of the function f(x)=square root of x^3-5x^2
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Solve: x^3-5x^2 >= 0
x^2(x-5) >= 0
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solve the Equality:
x = 0 or x = 5
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Since x^2 is never negative, the inequality
will be positive when x-5 is positive.
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Domain : x >= 5 or x = 0
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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