The graph of the step function g(x) = –⌊x⌋ + 3 is shown. what is the domain of g(x)? {x| x is a real number} {x| x is an integer} {x| –2 ≤ x < 5} {x| –1 ≤ x ≤ 5}

Option A is correct.

The domain of the g(x) is {x | x is a real number}

Step-by-step explanation:

The graph of the step function: g(x)=

Floor function is defined as the function that gives the highest integer less than or equal to x.

The graph of function: g(x)=  where x is the independent variable as shown below;

Domain of any function is the complete set of possible values of the independent variable

Therefore, the domain of the function g(x) is the set of all real numbers or we can represent this as  {x | x is a real number}.

let's add {f(x)=x+1}f(x)=x+1 and {g(x)=2x}g(x)=2x together to make a new function.

f(x)+g(x) =(x+1)+(2x)=x+1+2x=3x+1

let's call this new function hh. so we have:

{h(x)}={f(x)}+{g(x)}{=3x+1}h(x)=f(x)+g(x)=3x+1

we can also evaluate combined functions for particular inputs. let's evaluate function hh above for x=2x=2. below are two ways of doing this.

method 1: substitute x=2x=2 into the combined function hh.

h(x)

h(2)

​    

=3x+1

=3(2)+1

=7

​ since h(x)=f(x)+g(x)h(x)=f(x)+g(x), we can also find h(2)h(2) by finding f(2) +g(2)f(2)+g(2).

first, let's find f(2)f(2):

f(x)

f(2)

​    

=x+1

=2+1

=3

​  

now, let's find g(2)g(2):

g(x)

g(2)

​    

=2x

=2⋅2

=4

​  

so f(2)+g(2)=3+4=\greend7f(2)+g(2)=3+4=7.

notice that substituting x =2x=2 directly into function hh and finding f(2) + g(2)f(2)+g(2) gave us the same answer!