(a) Note: y is not defined for values of x less than -1

Hence, x < -1 is not in the domain

(b) determine the values in the table:

x -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y 0 1 1.4 1.7 2 2.2 2.4

(c) The positive square root is indicated,hence, the range consists of all positive values of y, including 0 (ie. y ≥ 0)

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