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Pb03 Posted 16 years ago
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Hi guys,

This sentence below is some part of notes in a math test and I can't figure out the relations between words. If you have any idea and explain some here for me, it would be a great help for me.

Thanks~

pb

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My questions are:

1. What does "x" follwing the words "all real numbers" refer to? "the set" or"all real numbers"?

2. What could be the best interpretation for the phrase "for which f(x) is a real number" related to the previous part?

[ Unless otherwise specified, the domain of any function f is assumed to be the set of all real
numbers x for which f(x) is a real number. ]
  

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" It includes positive, negative, rational, irrational, etc. Pretty much anything except the square root of negative numbers.

  • " It includes positive, negative, rational, irrational, etc.
  • Pretty much anything except the square root of negative numbers.
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In this case, it means "all real numbers that would produce a real number after the function is applied."

It includes positive, negative, rational, irrational, etc. Pretty much anything except the square root of negative numbers.

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