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lilbird1023
Jan 28, 2008, 06:13 PM
y=x+2
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x2-1

jiten55
Jan 28, 2008, 07:31 PM
If you mean 2 different functions, (x + 2) and (x^2 -1), they being defined for all real numbers, their domain is (-infinity, +infinity).


If you mean y = (x + 2)/(x^2 -1)


The function is not defined when the denominator is zero,
i.e. when x^2 = 1

or x = 1, -1


The domain is all real numbers except 1 and -1.

Hence domain cannot be written as a single interval, but as a union of the following:

(-infinity, -1), (-1, 1), (1, infinity)

All being open intervals. (hence -1, 1 are not included in these intervals)

lilbird1023
Jan 28, 2008, 08:38 PM
Thanks, it was the second I just get confused on the actual definition of domain, I think it's finding what doesn't come out to zero, but I'm probably wrong.

gkmartin1962
Dec 3, 2011, 02:25 PM
f(x)= 3x-1