Question #e46e8

2 Answers
Feb 15, 2018

(-oo,0)uu[5/3,+oo)(,0)[53,+)

Explanation:

"rearrange making x the subject"rearrange making x the subject

rArry(3-x^2)=5y(3x2)=5

rArr3y-yx^2=53yyx2=5

rArrx^2=(3y-5)/yrArrx=sqrt((3y-5)/y)x2=3y5yx=3y5y

"now "sqrt((3y-5)/y)>=0now 3y5y0

3y-5=0rArry=5/3" and "y=03y5=0y=53 and y=0

"these values split the range into 3 intervals"these values split the range into 3 intervals

(-oo,0),(0,5/3],([5/3,+oo)(,0),(0,53],([53,+)

"choose a "color(blue)"test point in each interval"choose a test point in each interval

x=-10tocolor(red)"positive"x=10positive

x=1tocolor(blue)"negative"x=1negative

x=10tocolor(red)"positive"x=10positive

(-oo,0)uu[5/3,+oo)(,0)[53,+)
graph{5/(3-x^2) [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

Feb 15, 2018

The range is y in (-oo,0) uu[5/3, +oo)y(,0)[53,+)

Explanation:

To find the range, proceed as follows

y=5/(3-x^2)y=53x2

Therefore,

3-x^2=5/y3x2=5y

x^2=3-5/yx2=35y

x^2=(3y-5)/yx2=3y5y

x=sqrt((3y-5)/y)x=3y5y

What's under the sqrt sign >=00

So,

f(y)=(3y-5)/y>=0f(y)=3y5y0

Solve this inequality with a sign chart,

color(white)(aaaa)aaaayycolor(white)(aaaa)aaaa-oocolor(white)(aaaaaaa)aaaaaaa00color(white)(aaaaaaaa)aaaaaaaa5/353color(white)(aaaa)aaaa+oo+

color(white)(aaaa)aaaayycolor(white)(aaaaaaaa)aaaaaaaa-color(white)(aaaa)aaaa||color(white)(aaaa)aaaa++color(white)(aaaaa)aaaaa++

color(white)(aaaa)aaaa3y-53y5color(white)(aaaa)aaaa-color(white)(aaaa)aaaa#color(white)(aaaaa)-#color(white)(aa)aa00color(white)(aa)aa++

color(white)(aaaa)aaaaf(y)f(y)color(white)(aaaaaa)aaaaaa++color(white)(aaaa)aaaa||color(white)(aaaa)aaaa-color(white)(aa)aa00color(white)(aa)aa++

Therefore,

f(y)>=0f(y)0, y in (-oo,0) uu[5/3, +oo)y(,0)[53,+)

graph{5/(3-x^2) [-7.9, 7.9, -3.95, 3.95]}