The function is .
(a)
\Domain of a function is all possible values.
The rational function is undefined when .
.
If , then
, which is undefined.
The speed of light cannot be equal to the speed of the object
.
Also cannot be greater than
. Other wise, we would have to find the square root of a negative number, which is an imaginary number.Lastly, the speed cannot be less than zero because speed cannot be negative.
If ,
Domain is .
(b)
\Find .
Substitute in
.
is the speed of the light
million meters per second.
.
.
Find .
Substitute in
.
Find .
Substitute in
.
.
(c)
\Describe the behavior of as
approches
.
, since as
approches
,
approches
, making
very small.
divided by a very small number results in a very large quotient.
As approches
,
approches
.
(d)
\Decompose the function into two separate functions.
\Let and
.
Replace with
.
Substitute for
in
.
.
(a) Domain is .
(b) ,
and
.
(c) , sincs as
approches
,
approches
, making
very small.
divided by a very small number results in a very large quotient.
As approches
,
approches
.
(d) Let and
.
.