Given functions \( g(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} \) and \( p(x)=x^{2}-4 \), state the domains of the following functions using interval notation. Domain of \( \frac{g(x)}{p(x)}:(0,2) \cup(2, \infty) \) Domain of \( g(p(x)):(-\infty,-2) \cup(2, \infty) \) Domain of \( p(g(x)): \square \)
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To find the domain of \( p(g(x)) \), we first need to determine the range of \( g(x) \). The function \( g(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} \) is defined for \( x > 0 \) and approaches infinity as \( x \) approaches 0 from the right. For larger values of \( x \), it decreases to 0. Therefore, the range of \( g(x) \) is \( (0, \infty) \). Next, we substitute this range into \( p(x) = x^2 - 4 \). The function \( p(x) \) is a parabola that opens upwards, with a vertex at \( x = 0 \). Evaluating \( p(x) \) at the endpoints of the range of \( g(x) \): - As \( x \) approaches 0, \( p(g(x)) \) approaches \( (-4) \). - As \( x \) approaches infinity, \( p(g(x)) \) approaches infinity. Since \( p(g(x)) \) only starts from \( -4 \) and continues to infinity, the domain of \( p(g(x)) \) is \((-4, \infty)\).