Problem

Find $(f \circ g)(x)$ and write the domain in interval notation.
\[
f(x)=\frac{1}{x-2}, g(x)=\sqrt{x-2}
\]
The domain of $f \circ g$ is
\begin{tabular}{|ccc}
$\infty$ & $-\infty$ & $(\square, \square)$ \\
{$[\square, \square]$} & $(\square, \square]$ & {$[\square, \square)$} \\
$\square \cup \square$ & \\
$\times x$ & 5 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

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\(\boxed{domain \ f \circ g(x) = [2, 6) \cup (6, \infty)}\)

Steps

Step 1 :\( (f \circ g)(x) = f(g(x)) = f(\sqrt{x-2}) \)

Step 2 :\( (f \circ g)(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x-2}-2} \)

Step 3 :Since the denominator cannot be zero, we need to find the values of x that make \(\sqrt{x-2}-2 \neq 0\)

Step 4 :Solving the equation \(\sqrt{x-2}-2 \neq 0\) gives us \(x \neq 6\)

Step 5 :Also, since the square root function is only defined for non-negative values, we have \(x-2 \geq 0\) or \(x \geq 2\)

Step 6 :So, the domain of \(f \circ g\) is \([2, 6) \cup (6, \infty)\)

Step 7 :\(\boxed{(f \circ g)(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x-2}-2}}\)

Step 8 :\(\boxed{domain \ f \circ g(x) = [2, 6) \cup (6, \infty)}\)

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