Domain and Range Worksheet
Find allowable inputs and attainable outputs, including discrete contexts. Includes a worked example, printable practice, and an answer key with explanations.
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Domain and Range Review
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Learning goal and worked example
Find allowable inputs and attainable outputs, including discrete contexts.
For y = √(x−2)+3, require x−2 ≥ 0: domain [2,∞). Since √(x−2) ≥ 0, range [3,∞).
Distinguish the whole function from the graph window. Counts such as shirts are integers, not a continuous interval.
Read each question carefully and determine the domain and range for the given functions or scenarios. Express your answers using interval notation where appropriate.
1. The graph shows y = x² - 1. The parabola continues beyond the viewing window. Determine its domain and range.
Domain:
Range:
2. Which of the following functions has a domain restriction of x ≠ 3?
f(x) = √(x + 3)
g(x) = 1 / (x - 3)
h(x) = x² + 3
k(x) = |x - 3|
3. For the function f(x) = √(x - 4):
The domain is .
The range is .
4. For the function g(x) = 2 / (x + 1):
The domain is .
The range is .
5. A company manufactures custom t-shirts. The cost C (in dollars) to produce 'x' t-shirts is given by the function C(x) = 50 + 8x. If the company can produce a maximum of 500 t-shirts per day, determine the practical domain and range for this function.
Practical Domain:
Practical Range:
6. The domain of any polynomial function is all real numbers.
True
False
7. For a function f(x) = |x|, the range is all real numbers.
True
False
Answer key and worked solutions
1. For y=x²−1: domain (−∞,∞), range [−1,∞). The graph window does not restrict the parabola.
2. b, g(x)=1/(x−3).
3. x−4≥0, so domain [4,∞); the square root is nonnegative, so range [0,∞).
4. Domain (−∞,−1) ∪ (−1,∞); range (−∞,0) ∪ (0,∞). The numerator 2 prevents an output of zero.
5. Practical domain {0,1,2,…,500} shirts. Practical range {50+8n : n=0,1,…,500} dollars = {50,58,66,…,4050}. Only these discrete values occur, not every real number between the endpoints.
6. True for a polynomial with its natural real domain. 7. False: |x| has range [0,∞).
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