Question 20 of 33intermediate🔧 ApplyShort Answer4 marks

Find the domain and range of the following real functions:

(i)

f(x)=−∣x∣f(x) = -|x|

Answer

Domain: R\mathbb{R}; Range: (−∞,0](-\infty, 0].

The modulus function ∣x∣|x| is defined for all real numbers, and ∣x∣≥0|x| \geq 0. Therefore, f(x)=−∣x∣≤0f(x) = -|x| \leq 0, so the range consists of all non-positive real numbers.

(ii)

f(x)=9−x2f(x) = \sqrt{9-x^2}.

Answer

Domain: [−3,3][-3, 3]; Range: [0,3][0, 3].

For f(x)=9−x2f(x) = \sqrt{9-x^2} to be real, we require 9−x2≥09-x^2 \geq 0, i.e., x2≤9x^2 \leq 9, which gives −3≤x≤3-3 \leq x \leq 3. The maximum value of f(x)f(x) is 33 (at x=0x=0) and the minimum is 00 (at x=±3x=\pm 3). Since the function is continuous, it takes all values between 00 and 33.

Explanation

Part (i) uses the definition of modulus function from the context: f(x)=∣x∣f(x)=|x| is defined for all x∈Rx\in\mathbb{R} and yields non-negative values. Multiplying by −1-1 flips the sign, giving non-positive outputs. Part (ii) requires the radicand to be non-negative for the square root to be a real number, leading to x2≤9x^2\le 9. The range follows from the fact that 9−x2\sqrt{9-x^2} decreases from 33 to 00 as ∣x∣|x| increases from 00 to 33.