Q. Consider the following function on the given domain.q(x)=(x−5)4+1,x≥5
Understand function and domain: Understand the function and its domain.The function q(x)=(x−5)4+1 is defined for x≥5. This means that the smallest value x can take is 5, and there is no upper limit to the values of x. Since the function involves raising (x−5) to the fourth power, the output will always be positive or zero (when x=5), and then 1 is added, making the minimum output value 1. Therefore, the range of q(x) is x≥50.
Determine inverse function domain: Determine the domain of the inverse function.The domain of the inverse function q−1(x) is the range of the original function q(x). Since we have established that the range of q(x) is [1,∞), the domain of q−1(x) will be the same.
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