Question5. Which of the following values of does not lie in the domain of ?
(1) -3
(3) 2.5
(2) 2
(4) 4
COMMON CORE Algebra II, Final ASSESSMENTS
(1)
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
What is this asking? Which of these values makes the stuff inside the square root negative? Watch out! Remember, we can't take the square root of a negative number!
STEP 2
1. Set up the inequality
2. Solve the inequality
STEP 3
Alright, so we've got this square root, and we know the stuff inside can't be negative.
That means it has to be greater than or equal to zero!
So, let's **write that down** as an inequality:
STEP 4
Let's **isolate** our term.
We can do this by subtracting 5 from both sides of the inequality:
STEP 5
Now, we need to **get** **by itself**.
We'll divide both sides by -2.
But remember, when we divide or multiply an inequality by a negative number, we have to **flip the inequality sign**!
So:
STEP 6
We know that is the same as **2.5**, so:
STEP 7
This tells us that can be any number less than or equal to 2.5.
Let's **check our options**:
is less than 2.5.
is less than 2.5.
is equal to 2.5.
is *greater* than 2.5.
STEP 8
Since must be less than or equal to 2.5, the value does *not* lie in the domain of the function.
So the answer is (4).
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