Please help me find the domain of this function
(4-x)^(1/2) + (x^2-1)^(1/2)
(4-x)^(1/2) + (x^2-1)^(1/2)
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(-infinity, -1) u [1,4]
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Well, you can't have a number larger than 4 because for (4-x)^(1/2), you know you can't have a negative number under the square root. You also can't have 0 because (x^2-1)^(1/2) would be negative, so I'm thinking
(- infinity, -1) (1, 4)
(- infinity, -1) (1, 4)
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For the first part, x has to be less than or equal to 4. For the second part, x has to be greater than or equal to 1 or less than or equal to negative 1.
Domain: less than or equal to 4.
Domain: less than or equal to 4.
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Both of the radicands must be non-negative.
4 - x ≥ 0
x ≤ 4
x² - 1 ≥ 0
x² ≥ 1
x ≥ 1 or x ≤ -1
x ≤ -1 or 1 ≤ x ≤ 4
(-∞, -1] U [1, 4]
4 - x ≥ 0
x ≤ 4
x² - 1 ≥ 0
x² ≥ 1
x ≥ 1 or x ≤ -1
x ≤ -1 or 1 ≤ x ≤ 4
(-∞, -1] U [1, 4]
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(-∞,0)∪(0, 5)