To find the domain of the function f(x)=√−10x2−11x+6+9x2−5x, we need to determine the values of x for which the expression under the square root is defined.
Simplify the expression under the square root:
−10x2−11x+6+9x2−5x=−x2−16x+6.
The expression under the square root must not be negative, as the square root of a negative number is not a real number. Therefore, we need to find the values of x for which −x2−16x+6≥0.
To solve this inequality, we can factor the quadratic expression:
−x2−16x+6=−(x2+16x−6).
Now, we want to find the values of x that make the quadratic expression x2+16x−6 non-negative. We can do this by finding the roots of the quadratic equation x2+16x−6=0 and determining the intervals where the expression is positive or zero.
Factoring the quadratic equation x2+16x−6=0 is a bit tricky, so we can use the quadratic formula:
x=−b±√b2−4ac2a.
In this case, a=1, b=16, and c=−6, so the solutions are:
x=−16±√162−4⋅1⋅(−6)2⋅1.
Simplifying this gives:
x=−8±√130.
Since the quadratic expression x2+16x−6 opens upwards (the coefficient of x2 is positive), it is non-negative in the interval between its roots. Therefore, the values of x that satisfy −x2−16x+6≥0 are given by:
−8−√130≤x≤−8+√130.
In interval notation, the domain of the function f(x) is:
[−8−√130,−8+√130].