Domain and range
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg54063] Domain and range
- From: "DJ Craig" <spit at djtricities.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 09:27:44 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
How can I make Mathematica give me either a list or an inequality
representing all real values of x that will make f[x] either undefined,
imaginary, or infinite? For example, if f[x] := (2x^2-18)/(x+3) then x
!= {-3}. (-3 would give a 0 in the denominator)
Secondly, how can I find all real numbers that CANNOT be returned by
f[x] for any real, finite value of x. In the example, f[x] != {-12}.
As a second example, ArcSin[x] only returns a real, finite number when
-1 <= x <= 1. When it is passed a real, finite number, it can only
return values where -pi/2 <= ArcSin[x] <= pi/2.