College Algebra in Context with Applications for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences (5th Edition)
College Algebra in Context with Applications for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134179025
Author: Ronald J. Harshbarger, Lisa S. Yocco
Publisher: PEARSON
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The domain of the reciprocal function is _____, and its range is _____.

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The domain of the reciprocal function is (,0)(0,), and its range is (,0)(0,).

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Reciprocal function is a special linear function.

The domain of a function is defined as the set of all input values that is situated on the x-axis for a given function.

Again the range of a function is defined as the set of all output values that appears on the y-axis.

The domain and range of a reciprocal function is always real but in case of zero it is undefined because reciprocal of zero is undefined.

So, the domain of a reciprocal function is (,0)(0,) and the range is (,0)(0,).

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College Algebra in Context with Applications for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences (5th Edition)

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