At the end of this lesson, the students are expected to: 1. define domain and range; 2. find the domain and range of a rational function LEARNING OBJECTIVE/S:
Steps in determining the domain of a rational function: Find the value of x that makes the denominator not equal to zero Write the domain in rule form or interval notation
Steps in determining the range of a rational function: Let y=f(x) Solve for x in terms of y Find the value of y that makes the denominator not equal to zero Write the range in rule or interval form
Example 1: Find the domain and range of the rational function
Example 1: Find the domain and range of the rational function To find the DOMAIN: First, we equate the denominator to zero, , therefore Domain: or simply , that is all vales can take the variable except
To find the RANGE, we use , so that Use to get real solution/s Let a = y; b = -2, c = 3 Therefore, Range:
Therefore, the domain and range of the rational function
Example 2 : Find the domain and range of the rational function
Example 3: Find the domain and range of the rational function
Example 4 : Find the domain and range of the rational function