Exercise · ZW-FUNCTION-OF-SEVERAL-VARIABLES-005 · ★☆☆ Basic

What is the range of \(f(x,y)=x^2+y^2\)?

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  • C. \([0,\infty)\)

Explanation

A sum of squares is always \(\ge0\), equals \(0\) at the origin, and takes every positive value: the range is \([0,\infty)\).

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A function of several variables \(f\) assigns to each point \(\mathbf x=(x_1,\dots,x_n)\) of a set \(D\subseteq\mathbb R^n\), its domain, a single real number.

\[f:D\subseteq\mathbb R^n\to\mathbb R\]

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