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California State University Fullerton Fall 2014

Math 125W Worksheet 4
Domain and Range
1. Denition: If Q = f(t), then
(a) The of f is the set of all input values, t, that yield a meaningful output
values.
(b) The of f is the corresponding set of all output values.
2. Write True/False for the following questions
(a) On the graph of a function, the domain is read from the horizontal axis.
(b) On the graph of a function, the range is read from the positive values on the vertical
axis.
(c) Any value shown on the horizontal axis is in the domain of a function.
(d) The range of a function can be the same as its domain.
(e) The domain of a linear function is all real numbers.
3. Find the domain of the function h(t) =

t 11.
4. Given the domain 4 x 5, the range of f(x) = x
2
9 is y .
5. Find the domain of the function
(a) h(x) =
2
x
2
9
.
(b) g(x) =
3
x
2
+ 4
6. Find the domain and range of the function:
(a) f(x) =

2x
x 4
(b) q(x) =

3x + 7
(c) g(x) =
1
(x 1)
2
(d) s(x) = x
2
x 6
(e) k(x) =

x
2
x 6
7. Let A = f(r) be the area, in cm
2
, of a circle of radius r cm. Find the domain and range of f.
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Piecewise-Dened Functions
1. The absolute value function is dened by
f(x) =

if x
if x
The domain is and the range is .
2. Which of the following is the range of the function
f(x) =

x + 5, if x 2
7, if 2 x 5
x + 2, if x > 5
(a) y 2
(b) 7 y 7
(c) y 7
(d) All reals.
3. Evaluate h(2), and h(4) if
f(x) =

3x + 8, if x 4
x
2
+ 1, if x > 4
4. Let
f(x) =

3 2x, if 3 x 1
x + 7, if 1 x 3
11, if 3 < x 5
5. What is the domain and range of the following function
f(x) =

4, if 9 x 1
x 3, if 1 x 3
2x + 3, if 3 < x 7
6. Graph the function
f(x) =

2, if 2 x < 1
x + 1, if 1 x 3
x 3, if 3 < x 4
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