What is the domain and range for f(x)=xx25x?

1 Answer
Sep 20, 2015

The domain of f(x) is (,0)(0,5)(5,) and

the range of f(x) is (,15)(15,0)(0,).

Explanation:

f(x)=xx25x=xx(x5)=1x5 with exclusion x0

The denominator of f(x) is zero when x=0 or x=5.

Let y=f(x)=1x5. Then x=1y+5.

Therefore y=0 is an excluded value. Also y=15 is an excluded value, since it would result in x=0, which is an excluded value.

So the domain of f(x) is (,0)(0,5)(5,) and

the range of f(x) is (,15)(15,0)(0,).