Domain of a function
Problem 13.442 · easy
Find the domain of \( \displaystyle f(x) = \frac{\sqrt{x - 3}}{x - 5} \). Give it in interval notation.
- \[ \left. x - 3 \right|_{\substack{ x=3 }} = 0 \]At x = 3 the radicand is 0 (it must be ≥ 0).✓ Proved
- \[ \left. x - 5 \right|_{\substack{ x=5 }} = 0 \]At x = 5 the denominator is 0.✓ Proved
- Keep the x where every fraction has a nonzero denominator, every square root a nonnegative radicand and every logarithm a positive argument.
Answer \( \left[3, 5) \cup (5, \infty) \)
Lines: 2 proved, 1 not checked. The answer was also checked a second way, without looking at the solution. The reviewers disagree about how one step is explained; every verdict is in the receipt. How we verify
The full receipt
| Line | Status | Checked by | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0 |
| 2 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0 |
| 3 | Not checked | — | a sentence; read, not computed |
| answer, a second way | ✓ Checked independently | sympy 1.14.0 + mpmath 1.3.0 | f evaluated at 321 points in [−10, 10] is real exactly where the claimed domain says |
Reviewers
gpt-oss:20b: fail (misleading) — The solution incorrectly references logarithms, which are not part of the problem. This could mislead a student into thinking log conditions are relevant.qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly identifies the constraints for the square root and the denominator, and the final interval notation is correct.
Every verdict on record (6)
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-27 — The solution correctly identifies the constraints for the square root and the denominator, and the final interval notation is correct.gpt-oss:20b: fail (misleading) 2026-10-27 — The solution incorrectly references logarithms, which are not part of the problem. This could mislead a student into thinking log conditions are relevant.qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-26 — The solution correctly identifies the critical points and states the general rules for determining the domain of the given function components.gpt-oss:20b: fail (misleading) 2026-10-26 — The sentence incorrectly mentions a logarithm, which is irrelevant to the problem and could mislead students about necessary conditions.qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-26 — The solution correctly identifies the critical points and states the general rules for determining the domain of the given function components.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-26
Proved: SymPy reduced the difference between the two sides to zero. Checked independently: a separate
method, named above, confirmed it. Checked numerically: the two sides agree at every sampled point, which is evidence,
not proof. Reviewed: a model or a person read it; that is all a sentence can have. Solution by
generator:structured/domain_range, checked 2026-10-27 with SymPy 1.14.0.