[Math] Find the domain and range of the function $f(x) =\sqrt{\csc(3x)}$

trigonometry

Find the domain of and range of the function f(x) ,and express your
answer in interval form $f(x)=\sqrt{\csc(3x)}$

I got the domain, like how its restricted and $\sin(x)$ can't equal to zero. However, I'm stuck on the range part of the question. I'm not sure how to do it. I got 0 ≤ $\sqrt{csc(3x)}$ ≤ 1, which is wrong when I checked online graphing calculator

This is a review question for University Calculus.

Best Answer

Assuming the function is real-valued:

$f(x)=\sqrt{\csc(3x)}$

For the expression $\sqrt{a}$ to be defined, we need $a\ge0$. Thus, $\csc(3x)\ge0$.

Since $\csc(x)=\frac{1}{\sin(x)}$, we also need $\sin(3x)\ne0\Leftrightarrow3x\ne n\cdot\pi\Leftrightarrow x\ne n\cdot\frac{\pi}{3}, n\in\mathbb{Z}$

Now $\csc(3x)\ge0$ iff $\sin(3x)\ge0$

We know $\sin(x)\ge0$ iff $x\in\left[2n\pi;(2n+1)\pi\right], n\in\mathbb{Z}$

Then $\sin(3x)\ge0$ iff $x\in\left[\frac{2n}{3}\pi;\frac{2n+1}{3}\pi\right], n\in\mathbb{Z}$

Combining these two restrictions yields the Domain $D=\{x\in\mathbb{R}\colon \exists n\in\mathbb{Z}\left(x\in\left(\frac{2n}{3}\pi;\frac{2n+1}{3}\pi\right)\right)\}$

As seen above, for this domain the expression $\sin(3x)$ takes on the values in the interval $(0;1]$

Then $\csc(3x)=\frac{1}{\sin(3x)}$ takes on values in the interval $[1;+\infty)$

Finally, this means that $\sqrt{\csc(3x)}$ will take on values in the interval $[1;+\infty)$, meaning that the range is $R=\{x\in\mathbb{R}\colon x\ge1\}$

Note: Knowing the sines periodic behavior we can see that $f(x)$ behaves the same in any interval $\left(\frac{2n}{3}\pi;\frac{2n+1}{3}\pi\right)$ for any $n\in\mathbb{Z}$ and will take on all the values in its range in any of these intervals.

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