Find the range of $f(x) = \frac{1}{2\cos x−1}$.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
$-1≤ \cos x ≤ 1$
or $-2 ≤ 2 \cos x ≤2$
or $-3≤2 \cos x-1≤1$
For $\frac{1}{2\cos x−1}$,
$-3≤2 \cos x-1<0$ or $0<2\cos x - 1 ≤1$
i.e., $-∞<\frac{1}{2\cos x-1}≤\frac{-1}{3}$ or $1≤\frac{1}{2\cos x- 1}<∞$
Hence, the range is $(-∞,-\frac{1}{3}]∪[1,∞)$