help please
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Domain questions are basically validity checks. Since you cannot have a negative number in a square root without creating an imaginary number, that takes out the bottom two.
A quick tip: substitute the value for x. If the equation is valid (no imaginary numbers, not dividing by 0, etc, that function has the given domain.
ex:
[tex]y = \sqrt{x-11} +5\\y = \sqrt{-11 -11} + 5\\y = \sqrt{-22} + 5[/tex]
Negative square roots lead to imaginary numbers so this is not the domain for this problem. The Domain for this one is [tex]x\geq 11[/tex] since that is the lowest possible value of x you can have that is valid.
To answer your question, since I assume you are pressed for time,
[tex]y = \sqrt{x + 11} + 5\\y = \sqrt{-11 + 11} + 5\\y = \sqrt{0} +5\\y = 0 + 5\\y = 5[/tex]
so the first one is the function that has the given domain.