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2-50.

Consider the functions $f(x)=\log(3-x)$ and $g(x) = \sqrt {x-3} -2$.

1. What is the domain of each function?

Recall that domains of the parent functions:

$\text{Domain of }y = \text{log}(x)\text{ is } x> 0$

$\text{Domain of }y = \sqrt{x}\text{ is } x\geq 0$

The domain will shift with the function.

2. Graph $h ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } { \operatorname { log } ( 3 - x ) } & { \text { for } x < 3 } \\ { \sqrt { x - 3 } - 2 } & { \text { for } x \geq 3 } \end{array} \right.$ on your graphing calculator.

3. Explain why $h$ is not continuous at $x = 3$.

Consider: $x \rightarrow 3^−, y \rightarrow$ _________ and $x \rightarrow 3^+, y \rightarrow$ ________
Do the left and the right approach the same value?

4. What is the range of each function?

Consider the range of each piece of the piecewise function separately.

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