Question

What is the domain of the function given below

Answer 1

Answer:

c. [-1, infinity)

Step-by-step explanation:

the domain the interval or set of valid x values (while the range is the same for the valid y values).

what is the smallest value of x we see for the graph ?

for x values we need to look left and right.

and the more left the value, the smaller it is.

so, in other words, what is the left-most x value e can find ?

x = -1

that is the "starting point" of the function. there is no functional value for any smaller x.

and then clearly, the function goes on and on to the right without any boundary in sight. so, it keeps going to the right in all eternity, that means it goes to infinity.

therefore the answer.

keep in mind that "infinity" is not a number, only a concept. so, when writing "infinity" at an interval end, it is not included (and we use a round bracket).