Precalculus Examples

$\frac{\sqrt{x + 1} - 1}{x}$

Step 1

Set the radicand in $\sqrt{x + 1}$ greater than or equal to $0$ to find where the expression is defined.

$x + 1 \geq 0$

Step 2

Subtract $1$ from both sides of the inequality.

$x \geq - 1$

Step 3

Set the denominator in $\frac{\sqrt{x + 1} - 1}{x}$ equal to $0$ to find where the expression is undefined.

$x = 0$

Step 4

The domain is all values of $x$ that make the expression defined.

Interval Notation:

$[- 1, 0) \cup (0, \infty)$

Set-Builder Notation:

${x | x \geq - 1, x \neq 0}$

Step 5