Question #757f2

1 Answer
Feb 24, 2017

the domain is all the real vales of x, or: (−∞,∞)
the range is: y≥1 or [1,∞)

Explanation:

f(x)=sqrt(x^2+1)
The domain:
A square root function is defined if where the entire statement under the radical sign is equal or greater than 0, so in this case:
x^2+1>=0 => or:
x^2>=-1=> this is always true, hence the domain is all the real vales of x, or: (-oo, oo)
The range:
In its valid domain the absolute minimum value of f(x) occurs when x=0, therefore the range is:
y>=1 or [1, oo)