The domain of $sec^{-1} (2x+1)$, is
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The domain of $sec^{-1}x$ is [-∞, -1]∪ [1, ∞].
Therefore, $sec^{-1}(2x+1)$ is meaningful, if
$2x + 1 ≥ 1$ or, $2x + 1 ≤ -1$
$⇒ 2x ≥ 0 $ or, $2x ≤ -2$
$⇒x≥0 $ or, $x ≤-1 $
$⇒ x \, ∈ (-∞, -1] ∪ [0, ∞)$
Hence, the domain of $ sec^{-1}(2x+1) $ is $(-∞, -1] ∪ [0, ∞)$.