Precalculus Examples

${(\sqrt{x - 3})}^{2}$

Step 1

Set the radicand in $\sqrt{x - 3}$ greater than or equal to $0$ to find where the expression is defined.

$x - 3 \geq 0$

Step 2

Add $3$ to both sides of the inequality.

$x \geq 3$

Step 3

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

Interval Notation:

$[3, \infty)$

Set-Builder Notation:

${x | x \geq 3}$

Step 4