Find the domain of the function.
\[
f(x)=\log _{3}\left(\frac{3}{x+2}\right)
\]
\(\boxed{x > -2}\)
Step 1 :The domain of a function is the set of all possible input values (often referred to as 'x' values) which will output real numbers.
Step 2 :For the function \(f(x) = \log_3\left(\frac{3}{x+2}\right)\), the argument of the logarithm, which is \(\frac{3}{x+2}\), must be greater than zero. This is because the logarithm of a negative number or zero is undefined in the real number system.
Step 3 :So, we have the inequality: \(\frac{3}{x+2} > 0\)
Step 4 :To solve this inequality, we first find the critical points by setting the numerator and denominator equal to zero.
Step 5 :For the numerator, 3 = 0, there are no solutions.
Step 6 :For the denominator, x + 2 = 0, the solution is x = -2.
Step 7 :Now, we test the intervals determined by the critical point x = -2.
Step 8 :For x < -2, the expression \(\frac{3}{x+2}\) is positive because a positive number divided by a negative number is negative, and the logarithm of a negative number is undefined.
Step 9 :For x > -2, the expression \(\frac{3}{x+2}\) is positive because a positive number divided by a positive number is positive, and the logarithm of a positive number is defined.
Step 10 :Therefore, the domain of the function \(f(x) = \log_3\left(\frac{3}{x+2}\right)\) is x > -2.
Step 11 :\(\boxed{x > -2}\)