Graph Square Root, Cube Root, and Piecewise Functions - Algebra II
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State the x-intercept, y-intercept, domain, and range of the function 
, pictured below.
State the x-intercept, y-intercept, domain, and range of the function 
This graph intersects the x axis only once and the y axis only once, and these happen to coincide at the point (0,0). Therefore the x-intercept is at x=0 and the y-intercept is at y=0. The graph will go on infinitely to the right. However, the leftmost point is (0,0.) Likewise, the graph will go infinitely high, but its lowest point is also (0,0). Therefore, its domain is 
and its range is also 
.
This graph intersects the x axis only once and the y axis only once, and these happen to coincide at the point (0,0). Therefore the x-intercept is at x=0 and the y-intercept is at y=0. The graph will go on infinitely to the right. However, the leftmost point is (0,0.) Likewise, the graph will go infinitely high, but its lowest point is also (0,0). Therefore, its domain is 
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State the domain of the function:
State the domain of the function:
Since the expression under the radical cannot be negative,
.
Solve for x:
This is the domain, or possible 
values, for the function.
Since the expression under the radical cannot be negative,
Solve for x:
This is the domain, or possible
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Which of the following choices correctly describes the domain of the graph of the function?
Which of the following choices correctly describes the domain of the graph of the function?
Because the term 
inside the radical in the numerator has to be greater than or equal to zero, there is a restriction on our domain; to describe this restriction we solve the inequality for 
:
Add 
to both sides, and the resulting inequality is:
or 
Next, we consider the denominator, a quadratic; we know that we cannot divide by zero, so we must find x-values that make the denominator equal zero, and exclude them from our domain:
We factor an 
out of both 
and 
:
Finding the zeroes of our expression leaves us with:
Therefore, there are 3 restrictions on the domain of the function:
Because the term
Add
Next, we consider the denominator, a quadratic; we know that we cannot divide by zero, so we must find x-values that make the denominator equal zero, and exclude them from our domain:
We factor an
Finding the zeroes of our expression leaves us with:
Therefore, there are 3 restrictions on the domain of the function:
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Which of the following is the graph of 
?
Which of the following is the graph of 
The graph of 
is:
This graph is translated 2 units left and 4 units down from the graph of 
, which looks like:
The number 4 and its associated negative sign, which fall outside of the square root, tell us that we need to shift the graph down four units. If you take what's under the square root, set it equal to 0, then solve, you'll get x=-2, which you can interpret as being shifted left two units.
Each of the graphs below that are incorrect either improperly shift the graph right (instead of left), up (instead of down), or both right and up.
The graph of 
This graph is translated 2 units left and 4 units down from the graph of 
The number 4 and its associated negative sign, which fall outside of the square root, tell us that we need to shift the graph down four units. If you take what's under the square root, set it equal to 0, then solve, you'll get x=-2, which you can interpret as being shifted left two units.
Each of the graphs below that are incorrect either improperly shift the graph right (instead of left), up (instead of down), or both right and up.
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Is the following graph a function?
Is the following graph a function?
The above graph is not a function. In order to be a function, the graph must pass the vertical line test. If you look at x=2, you can see that x=2 is a value on both the green graph and the purple graph. Therefore it fails to pass the vertical line test and is not a function.
The above graph is not a function. In order to be a function, the graph must pass the vertical line test. If you look at x=2, you can see that x=2 is a value on both the green graph and the purple graph. Therefore it fails to pass the vertical line test and is not a function.
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Is the following graph a function?
Is the following graph a function?
This graph is a function. We call this type of function a piecewise (or step) function. This type of function is defined in a certain way for certain x values, and then in a different way for different x values. However, it still passes the vertical line test, so it is a function!
This graph is a function. We call this type of function a piecewise (or step) function. This type of function is defined in a certain way for certain x values, and then in a different way for different x values. However, it still passes the vertical line test, so it is a function!
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What is the domain and range of this piecewise function?
What is the domain and range of this piecewise function?
Firstly, this is a function as it passes the vertical line test.
To find the domain, begin at the far left of the graph, starting with the red portion. You can trace along it continuously until you get to the point (-5,-5). At this point, it jumps upward to the green graph. While the y values jump, there is no gap in the x values. You can trace from left to right along the green graph until you get to x=2. Then, the graph jumps up to the purple values. Once again, there is no gap in the x values. The purple graph is continuous and goes onwards to positive infinity. Therefore, the domain of this graph is all real numbers or 
.
Next, let's start again at the bottom of the graph (in red), this time looking at the y values. We begin at negative infinity and can trace continuously until we get to the point (-5,-5). There is a discontinuity between the red and green graphs' y values. We use the 
symbol ("union") to connect the disconnected parts of the graph. The green graph picks up at -1.71 and the y values continue upward until they get to 1.256. Once again, there is a discontinuity in the range, so we again use the union symbol. The y values pick back up at the point (2,4) and continue upwards to infinity. Therefore the range of this function is 
.
Firstly, this is a function as it passes the vertical line test.
To find the domain, begin at the far left of the graph, starting with the red portion. You can trace along it continuously until you get to the point (-5,-5). At this point, it jumps upward to the green graph. While the y values jump, there is no gap in the x values. You can trace from left to right along the green graph until you get to x=2. Then, the graph jumps up to the purple values. Once again, there is no gap in the x values. The purple graph is continuous and goes onwards to positive infinity. Therefore, the domain of this graph is all real numbers or 
Next, let's start again at the bottom of the graph (in red), this time looking at the y values. We begin at negative infinity and can trace continuously until we get to the point (-5,-5). There is a discontinuity between the red and green graphs' y values. We use the 
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Which of the following is the graph of 
?
Which of the following is the graph of 
The graph of 
is
Keep in mind that you cannot put a negative number under a square root and get a real number answer. If we tried to plug in -2 for x, it would be undefined. That is why the graph only shows positive values of x.
The other graphs pictured below are 
, 
, and 
.
The graph of 
Keep in mind that you cannot put a negative number under a square root and get a real number answer. If we tried to plug in -2 for x, it would be undefined. That is why the graph only shows positive values of x.
The other graphs pictured below are 
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Which of the following is the graph of 
?
Which of the following is the graph of 
The graph of 
is
.
The other graphs shown are those of 
, 
, and 
.
The graph of 
.
The other graphs shown are those of 
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Which of the following is the graph of 
?
Which of the following is the graph of 
The graph of 
is
The other graphs pictured are 
, 
, and 
.
The graph of 
The other graphs pictured are 
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State the x-intercept, y-intercept, domain, and range of the function 
, pictured below.
State the x-intercept, y-intercept, domain, and range of the function 
This graph crosses the x axis only once and the y axis only once, and these happen to coincide at the point (0,0). Therefore the x-intercept is at x=0 and the y-intercept is at y=0. The graph will go on infinitely to both the left and the right. Additionally (and despite the fact that it won't happen as quickly), the graph also will go infinitely high in both its positive and negative y values. Therefore, both the domain and range of this graph are 
.
This graph crosses the x axis only once and the y axis only once, and these happen to coincide at the point (0,0). Therefore the x-intercept is at x=0 and the y-intercept is at y=0. The graph will go on infinitely to both the left and the right. Additionally (and despite the fact that it won't happen as quickly), the graph also will go infinitely high in both its positive and negative y values. Therefore, both the domain and range of this graph are 
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State the domain of the function:
State the domain of the function:
Since the expression under the radical cannot be negative,
.
Solve for x:
This is the domain, or possible values, for the function.
Since the expression under the radical cannot be negative,
Solve for x:
This is the domain, or possible
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Which of the following choices correctly describes the domain of the graph of the function?
Which of the following choices correctly describes the domain of the graph of the function?
Because the term inside the radical in the numerator has to be greater than or equal to zero, there is a restriction on our domain; to describe this restriction we solve the inequality for :
Add to both sides, and the resulting inequality is:
or
Next, we consider the denominator, a quadratic; we know that we cannot divide by zero, so we must find x-values that make the denominator equal zero, and exclude them from our domain:
We factor an out of both and :
Finding the zeroes of our expression leaves us with:
Therefore, there are 3 restrictions on the domain of the function:
Because the term
Add
Next, we consider the denominator, a quadratic; we know that we cannot divide by zero, so we must find x-values that make the denominator equal zero, and exclude them from our domain:
We factor an
Finding the zeroes of our expression leaves us with:
Therefore, there are 3 restrictions on the domain of the function:
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Which of the following is the graph of ?
Which of the following is the graph of
The graph of is:
This graph is translated 2 units left and 4 units down from the graph of , which looks like:
The number 4 and its associated negative sign, which fall outside of the square root, tell us that we need to shift the graph down four units. If you take what's under the square root, set it equal to 0, then solve, you'll get x=-2, which you can interpret as being shifted left two units.
Each of the graphs below that are incorrect either improperly shift the graph right (instead of left), up (instead of down), or both right and up.
The graph of
This graph is translated 2 units left and 4 units down from the graph of
The number 4 and its associated negative sign, which fall outside of the square root, tell us that we need to shift the graph down four units. If you take what's under the square root, set it equal to 0, then solve, you'll get x=-2, which you can interpret as being shifted left two units.
Each of the graphs below that are incorrect either improperly shift the graph right (instead of left), up (instead of down), or both right and up.
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Is the following graph a function?
Is the following graph a function?
The above graph is not a function. In order to be a function, the graph must pass the vertical line test. If you look at x=2, you can see that x=2 is a value on both the green graph and the purple graph. Therefore it fails to pass the vertical line test and is not a function.
The above graph is not a function. In order to be a function, the graph must pass the vertical line test. If you look at x=2, you can see that x=2 is a value on both the green graph and the purple graph. Therefore it fails to pass the vertical line test and is not a function.
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Is the following graph a function?
Is the following graph a function?
This graph is a function. We call this type of function a piecewise (or step) function. This type of function is defined in a certain way for certain x values, and then in a different way for different x values. However, it still passes the vertical line test, so it is a function!
This graph is a function. We call this type of function a piecewise (or step) function. This type of function is defined in a certain way for certain x values, and then in a different way for different x values. However, it still passes the vertical line test, so it is a function!
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What is the domain and range of this piecewise function?
What is the domain and range of this piecewise function?
Firstly, this is a function as it passes the vertical line test.
To find the domain, begin at the far left of the graph, starting with the red portion. You can trace along it continuously until you get to the point (-5,-5). At this point, it jumps upward to the green graph. While the y values jump, there is no gap in the x values. You can trace from left to right along the green graph until you get to x=2. Then, the graph jumps up to the purple values. Once again, there is no gap in the x values. The purple graph is continuous and goes onwards to positive infinity. Therefore, the domain of this graph is all real numbers or .
Next, let's start again at the bottom of the graph (in red), this time looking at the y values. We begin at negative infinity and can trace continuously until we get to the point (-5,-5). There is a discontinuity between the red and green graphs' y values. We use the symbol ("union") to connect the disconnected parts of the graph. The green graph picks up at -1.71 and the y values continue upward until they get to 1.256. Once again, there is a discontinuity in the range, so we again use the union symbol. The y values pick back up at the point (2,4) and continue upwards to infinity. Therefore the range of this function is .
Firstly, this is a function as it passes the vertical line test.
To find the domain, begin at the far left of the graph, starting with the red portion. You can trace along it continuously until you get to the point (-5,-5). At this point, it jumps upward to the green graph. While the y values jump, there is no gap in the x values. You can trace from left to right along the green graph until you get to x=2. Then, the graph jumps up to the purple values. Once again, there is no gap in the x values. The purple graph is continuous and goes onwards to positive infinity. Therefore, the domain of this graph is all real numbers or
Next, let's start again at the bottom of the graph (in red), this time looking at the y values. We begin at negative infinity and can trace continuously until we get to the point (-5,-5). There is a discontinuity between the red and green graphs' y values. We use the
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Which of the following is the graph of ?
Which of the following is the graph of
The graph of is
Keep in mind that you cannot put a negative number under a square root and get a real number answer. If we tried to plug in -2 for x, it would be undefined. That is why the graph only shows positive values of x.
The other graphs pictured below are , , and .
The graph of
Keep in mind that you cannot put a negative number under a square root and get a real number answer. If we tried to plug in -2 for x, it would be undefined. That is why the graph only shows positive values of x.
The other graphs pictured below are
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Which of the following is the graph of ?
Which of the following is the graph of
The graph of is
.
The other graphs shown are those of , , and .
The graph of
.
The other graphs shown are those of
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Which of the following is the graph of ?
Which of the following is the graph of
The graph of is
The other graphs pictured are , , and .
The graph of
The other graphs pictured are
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