Algebraically determine the following domains and ranges. Use correct set notation.

1. d(y) = y + 3
2. g(k) = 2k2 + 4k - 6
3. h(x) = log (x - 6)
4. b(n) = 2n  8
5. m(t )  9  3t
x 5
6. u( x ) 
2x  4
1
7. a(r )  r 
r 1
8. e( x )  1.35(3.66) x
2
9. y (c)  2
c  3c
w4
10. q ( w)  2
w 1
x
11. f ( x) 
x3
1
12. h( r )  e r
13. t ( v )  v 2  2v  8
t
14. n (t ) 
1 t
1
15. x( y )  y 4  2 y  y
y

Answers:

1. R, since the function is a polynomial (line).

2. R, since the function is a polynomial (parabola).
3. {x|x>6}
4. {n|n4}
5. {t|t3}
6. { x | R except x = -2 } or { x | R\{-2}}
7. { r | R except r = 1 } or { r | R\{1}}
8. R, since this is an exponential function.
9. { c | R except c = 0 or c = -3 } or { c | R\{0,-3}}
10. R. The denominator can not be solve for zero. No value of w causes the denominator to equal zero.
11. { x | x > -3 }. In this case, the radical can not contain negatives, while the denominator can not contain zero (a zero under the
radical is acceptable, but it makes the bottom zero, which is not acceptable).
12. { r | R except r = 0 }. The expression 1/r in the exponent means that r can not be zero.
13. { v | v  -4 or v  2 }. The expression under the radical is a quadratic: it needs to be set greater than or equal to zero. Factor
it and plot the points -4 and 2 (this is where the expression = 0, which is okay). Then test a point from each of the three
regions to see if the result is greater than zero.
14. { t | t < -1 or t  0 }. Set the expression 1t
t
 0 . Do NOT cross multiply!!!! Determine where the top = 0 (top = 0 at t = 0)
and where bottom = 0 (bottom = 0 at t = -1). Plot these on a number line, and test a point in each region to determine when
the expression is 0 or greater. Notice that it's okay for t = 0 but not okay for t = -1. Why?
15. { y | y > 0 }. For the first two terms, all y is acceptable. For the third term that has the radical, y  0. But in the fourth term, y
 0, so we have to exclude the 0. The only set of numbers for which all four terms are defined is y > 0.

Ranges:

1. R. It's a line.
2. { g(k) | g(k)  -8 }. It's a parabola. Find the vertex.
3. R. The range for all log functions is R.
4. { b(n) | b(n)  0 }.
5. { m(t) | m(t)  0 }.
6. { u(x) | R except u(x) = 1/2 }. Graph it and you'll see the graph level off horizontally along the line u(x) = 1/2. This is a
horizontal asymptote (chapter 9).
7. { a(r) | R except a(r) = 1}
8. { e(x) | e(x) > 0 }
9. { y(c) | R except y(c) = 0}
10. { q(w) | R except q(w) = 0 }.

Domain and Range of Finite Functions

Domain and Range of Infinite Functions
Determine if the function is increasing, decreasing or constant at the given interval.
x2
1. y  (0,2)
4x  8
x2
2. y  (1,2)
2x  2
Answer:
1. increasing
2. decreasing