Asked by David

Which function has the domain x greater-than-or-equal-to negative 11?
y = StartRoot x + 11 EndRoot + 5
y = StartRoot x minus 11 EndRoot + 5
A or B

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A.

Because the square-root requires the radicand ≥ 0. For y = √(x + 11) + 5 we need x + 11 ≥ 0 ⇒ x ≥ −11. For y = √(x − 11) + 5 we need x ≥ 11.