Range via Domain

Geometry Level 2

If the domain of f ( x ) = tan 1 ( x 2 + 1 x 2 + 3 ) f(x)=\tan^{-1} \left( \dfrac{x^2+1}{x^2+\sqrt{3}}\right) is the real numbers, find its range.

[ π 6 , π 2 ) \left[ \frac{\pi}{6}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right) [ π 6 , π 4 ) \left[ \frac{\pi}{6}, \frac{\pi}{4}\right) [ π 6 , π 3 ) \left[ \frac{\pi}{6}, \frac{\pi}{3}\right) None of the given.

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3 solutions

Gabe Smith
Sep 28, 2015

For x 2 0 , x^2\ge 0, we can see that x 2 + 1 x 2 + 3 = 1 + 3 1 x 2 + 3 \frac{x^2+1}{x^2+\sqrt{3}} = 1 + \frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{x^2+\sqrt{3}} is decreasing, ranging from 1 3 \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} at x = 0 x=0 and approaching 1 as x . x\rightarrow\infty. Since tan 1 \tan^{-1} is an increasing function, with tan 1 ( 1 3 ) = π 6 \tan^{-1}(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}) = \frac{\pi}{6} and tan 1 ( 1 ) = π 4 , \tan^{-1}(1) = \frac{\pi}{4}, the range is [ π 6 , π 4 ) . \left[\frac{\pi}{6},\frac{\pi}{4}\right).

Tanishq Varshney
Apr 5, 2015

solve for x = 0 a n d x x=0~and~x\to \infty . Get the solution

Moderator note:

This solution is incomplete. How did you know that its minimum occurs at x = 0 x=0 ? You should also mention that tan 1 ( x ) \tan^{-1} (x) is an increasing function.

Guru Prasaadh
Jul 9, 2015

this one is really interesting and easy . first find the minimum value of the expression and this will be when x is zero. and since a root three term is there in the denominator and 1 in the numerator. dr grows faster than the nr so it will always tend to approach the value of 1.

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