A dog weighs 0.5 pound when it is born.
*It gains weight as it grows, and is 35 pounds when it is 1 year old.
*Then the dog stays the same weight for the rest of its life.
*It lives to be 15 years old.
What is the domain of the function representing the weight, in pounds, of the dog in terms of its age in
years?
A. 0 to 1 year
B. 0 to 15 years
C. O to 35 pounds
D. 0.5 to 35 pounds

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Answer:

*It gains weight as it grows, and is 35 pounds when it is 1 year old.

*Then the dog stays the same weight for the rest of its life.

*It lives to be 15 years old.

What is the domain of the function representing the weight, in pounds, of the dog in terms of its age in

years?

A. 0 to 1 year

B. 0 to 15 years

C. O to 35 pounds

D. 0.5 to 35 pounds

The age of a dog representing the domain of  a function   and range defines weight of a dog.

What is domain of a function?

" Domain of a function is defined as all the input values which used to calculate the function value."

According to the question,

'x' represents the age of a dog

'f(x)' represents the weight of a dog

Weight of a dog when it is born = 0.5pound

Weight of a dog from 1year to 15 years = 35pounds

when  x= 0 years  (domain)

         f(0) = 0.5 (range)

 Age of a dog( Domain) :   x = 1, 2, 3, .... , 15

Weight of a dog (Range):   f(x) = 35

Hence, Option(B) is the correct answer.

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