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algebra senior

Problem

What is the domain of the function Express your answer in interval notation.
Solution
The fraction fails to be defined only if the denominator is zero. But and are both nonnegative for all , and are never simultaneously , so their sum is always positive (and, specifically, nonzero). Therefore, the domain of is all real numbers or, in interval notation, .
Final answer
(-\infty,\infty)