Monday, February 17, 2014

What is the domain of definition of the function f(x) = log 2 (x^2 - 5x + 6) ?

The domain of definition of the given function contains
the admissible values of x for the logarithmic function to
exist.


We'll impose the constraint for the logarithmic
function to exist: the argument of logarithmic function has to be
positive.


x^2 - 5x + 6 >
0


We'll compute the roots of the
expression:


x^2 - 5x + 6 =
0


We'll apply the quadratic
formula:


x1 = [5 +/- sqrt(25 -
24)]/2


x1 = (5+1)/2


x1 =
3


x2 = 2


The expression is
positive over the intervals:


(-infinite , 2) U (3 ,
+infinite)


So, the logarithmic function is
defined for values of x that belong to the intervals (-infinite , 2) U (3 ,
+infinite).


The reunion of
intervals represents the domain of definition of the given function  f(x) = log 2 (x^2 -
5x + 6).

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