IMO Practice Test — Relations and Functions

6 Questions • 20 min • Olympiad level

20:00
Question 1 of 6 hard
Find the domain of the function f(x) = (x² + 2x + 1) / (x² − 8x + 12).
R
R − {2, 6}
R − {−2, −6}
[2, 6]
Explanation: The denominator cannot be zero. x² − 8x + 12 = 0 factors to (x − 2)(x − 6) = 0. Thus, x cannot be 2 or 6. Domain is R − {2, 6}.