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The domain of the function cos⁡−1(2x−3)\cos^{-1}(2x - 3) is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

The inverse cosine function cos⁡−1\cos^{-1} only accepts inputs between −1-1 and 11 (inclusive).


For cos⁡−1(2x−3)\cos^{-1}(2x - 3) to be defined, the input must satisfy:

−1≤2x−3≤1-1 \leq 2x - 3 \leq 1


From the left inequality:

−1≤2x−3-1 \leq 2x - 3

−1+3≤2x-1 + 3 \leq 2x

2≤2x2 \leq 2x

1≤x1 \leq x


From the right inequality:

2x−3≤12x - 3 \leq 1

2x≤1+32x \leq 1 + 3

2x≤42x \leq 4

x≤2x \leq 2


Combining both results:

1≤x≤21 \leq x \leq 2

Therefore, the domain is [1,2][1, 2].

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