What is the domain of the relation?

[10 points, algebra 2-simplifying complex fractions]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?

Ascientist wants to use a model to present the results of his detailed scientific investigation. why would a model be useful? a )because the model makes the concepts easier to understand b) because the model is easy to put together and to use c) because the model prevents other scientists from asking questions d) because the model requires the audience to pay full attention to it i don't know what to choose because between a and d a is much more likely than d because it only wants to get the attention of the audience. i'm confuse.

Ur environment is very sensitive to the amount of ozone in the upper atmosphere. the level of ozone normally found is 4.04.0 parts/million (ppm). a researcher believes that the current ozone level is not at a normal level. the mean of 2525 samples is 4.44.4 ppm with a standard deviation of 0.80.8. assume the population is normally distributed. a level of significance of 0.020.02 will be used. make the decision to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis. answer tables