Since b^2-4ac = -3 for x2−7x+13, that means x2−7x+13 has no zeroes.
So, the domain of f(x)=1x2−7x+13 is R.
x can be all real numbers except those that make ⌊x2−7x+13⌋=0
...which means...
x can be all real numbers except those that make 0 ≤ x2−7x+13 < 1
To find the x values that make the inequality true, it helps to look at a graph of y = x2 - 7x + 13:
We can see that there are no x values which make y equal 0 , just like Davis found.
But we can also see that there are some x values which make y fall between 0 and 1
Let's find what x values make y equal to 1
1 = x2 - 7x + 13
Subtract 1 from both sides of the equation.
0 = x2 - 7x + 12
Factor the right side of the equation.
0 = (x - 3)(x - 4)
Set each factor equal to zero and solve for x
x - 3 = 0 or x - 4 = 0
x = 3 or x = 4
Now we can see that if x is between 3 and 4, y will be between 0 and 1
So the domain is all real numbers except those exclusively between 3 and 4
In interval notation, the domain is (−∞,3)∪(4,∞)_