How do you find the domain and range of f(x)=sqrt(x-1)?

1 Answer
May 17, 2018

domain is x>=1
range is y>=0

Explanation:

Domain

  • can't be any number less than 1 ie x!=0,-1,-2,...
    So, domain is x>=1

Range

  • based on the domain
  • since domain starts at x=1, then the smallest y-value is sqrt(1-1)=0
    So, range is y>=0

Below is the graph, which you can see that domain is x>=1 and range is y>=0
graph{sqrt(x-1) [-10, 10, -5, 5]}