Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Relations and Functions

Question:

Find the domain of $f(x) = \sqrt{(0.625)^{4-3x} - (1.6)^{x(x+8)}}$

Options:

[-4, -1]

[4, -1]

[2, 5]

[-5, -2]

Correct Answer:

[-4, -1]

Explanation:

Clearly, $(0.625)^{4-3x}≥ (1.6)^{x(x+8)}$

or $(\frac{5}{8})^{4-3x}≥(\frac{8}{5})^{x(x+8)}$

or $(\frac{8}{5})^{3x-4}≥(\frac{8}{5})^{x(x+8)}$

or $3x-4≥x^2+8x$ or $x^2+5x+4≤0$

or $-4≤x≤-1$

Hence, the domain of function f(x) is $x ∈ [-4, -1]$.