How do you graph #y=sqrt(x-0.5)#, compare it to the parent graph and what is the domain and range?
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See explanation
Domain
Range
Explanation:
Just for identification purposes:
Identify the standardised graph of
Identify the graph of
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Step 1:
Using
Step 2:
Now go to
Effectively it is 'shifting'
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To plot the root we have to remember that the square root of a value has a
So we actually have
Thus we plot two graphs.
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There is a set of numbers given the name 'Complex Numbers'
To avoid entering that 'realm' of mathematics we do not permit