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Determining the Domain of the Radical Function
To find the domain of the radical function , first observe that the radical has an even index of , which strictly requires the radicand to be greater than or equal to . The radicand here is the rational expression . Since the numerator is positive, the entire fraction will be mathematically greater than zero only if the denominator is also positive. Thus, set the denominator , which solves directly to . Furthermore, the denominator cannot be zero (), a condition inherently satisfied by . Therefore, the domain consists of all real numbers , appropriately expressed in interval notation as .
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