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c3 range and domain?

I understand what range and domain IS, but I can never work it out unless I'm given the graph. How exactly do you do it? I know it's only worth one mark so should be pretty easy but I just can't grasp it.
Reply 1
Original post by kat798
I understand what range and domain IS, but I can never work it out unless I'm given the graph. How exactly do you do it? I know it's only worth one mark so should be pretty easy but I just can't grasp it.

It might've been a better idea to post this in the maths forum :tongue:
The Domain is what you can put into a function.
e.g. f(x)=xf(x) = \sqrt{x} - can only have positive (real) values of x.
Therefore the domain is x0x \geq 0

The range is what you can get out of a function.
e.g. f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2
Here any real x will always give a positive number or 0.
So the range is f(x)0f(x) \geq 0

Hope that makes sense :smile:
Reply 2
Original post by joostan
It might've been a better idea to post this in the maths forum :tongue:
The Domain is what you can put into a function.
e.g. f(x)=xf(x) = \sqrt{x} - can only have positive (real) values of x.
Therefore the domain is x0x \geq 0

The range is what you can get out of a function.
e.g. f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2
Here any real x will always give a positive number or 0.
So the range is f(x)0f(x) \geq 0

Hope that makes sense :smile:


OK thanks, I think I got it!
And it says I am in the maths forum...
Reply 3
Original post by kat798
OK thanks, I think I got it!
And it says I am in the maths forum...


Good :smile:

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Original post by joostan
The range is what you can get out of a function.
e.g. f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2
Here any real x will always give a positive number or 0.
So the range is f(x)0f(x) \geq 0


Surely this is only the case if the domain is xRx \in \mathbb{R}? Which wasn't stated.
Always try and sketch the graph. It helps alot!
Reply 6
Original post by kat798
I understand what range and domain IS, but I can never work it out unless I'm given the graph. How exactly do you do it? I know it's only worth one mark so should be pretty easy but I just can't grasp it.


Edexcel C3 January 2013

7. c) Calculate the range. (5 marks)

If you're curious, i've attached the question.

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Reply 7
Original post by felamaslen
Surely this is only the case if the domain is xRx \in \mathbb{R}? Which wasn't stated.


It's C3 . . . :tongue: Complex numbers aren't covered :smile:

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