The domain are all valid values for x (the independent variable) that can be used in an equation.
We have to look at any potential values of x which won't work. Easily put: in algebra, just look for values of x which cause either division by zero, or the square root of negative numbers.
A couple of examples:
y=2x+4
You can insert any negative or positive value, or zero, for x and get a valid equation. Therefore the domain is the set of all real numbers. Answers are usually written as:
x: {R}, or simply 'all real numbers'.
what about y=2/(x-1)
In this equation, x appears in the denominator. If x-1=0, then division by zero would occur.
Solve: x-1≠0
x≠1
In set notation:
x: (-∞,1)∪(1,∞)
Parentheses are next to the 1, as the domain comes up to 1, but does not include 1.
Read left to right, the domain is "negative infinity to 1, exclusive, in union with 1 to positive infinity"
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
A linear function is a polynomial function of the first degree that has the form:
f (x) = m*x + b or y=m*x + b
where y is the dependent variable, x is the independent variable, m is the slope of the line and b is the intercept with the Y axis.
The slope m measures the inclination of the line with respect to the abscissa axis, that is, the x axis. According to the value of the slope m, the linear function can be increasing if m> 0, decreasing if m <0 or constant if m = 0.
You know that the number of sea turtle deaths per year is modeled by f(x) = 13.42x + 109.118. Then the value of the slope is 13.42. In this scenario, the slope indicates that the number of deaths of sea turtles grows in a proportion of 13.42 with respect to the pollution index of the bay.
Check the picture below.
Make sure your calculator is in Degree mode.
