What is the domain of the following function? $$f(x) = \sqrt {\frac {4 x}{x^{2} - 49}}$$

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The question asks for the domain of f(x) = sqrt( 4x / (x^2 - 49) ).
First, for the square root to be defined, the radicand must be nonnegative: 4x/(x^2 - 49) >= 0, and the denominator cannot be zero (x^2 - 49 ≠ 0, so x ≠ ±7).
Next, identify critical points from the expression: x = -7, 0, 7, which partition the real line into intervals: (-∞, -7), (-7, 0], (0, 7), (7, ∞).
Proceed by testing the sign of the expression on each interval:
- On (-∞, -7): x is negative, and x^2 - 49 > 0, so the fraction is negative; not allowed.
- On (-7, 0]: choose x = -1. Then numerator 4x is -4 (negative) and denominator x^2 - 49 is (-1)^2 - 49 = -48 (negative); a negative over a negative is positive, which is allowed, and x = 0 gives 0 in the radicand, which is also allowed.
- On (0, 7): choose x = 1. Numerator positive, denominator (1)^2 - 49 = -48 negative; positive over negative is negative, not allowed.
- On (7, ∞): choose x = 8. Numerator positive, denominator 64 - 49 = 15 positive; positive over positive is positive, allowed.
Therefore, the radicand is nonnegative on (-7, 0] and on (7, ∞). Excluded points where the denominator is zero are x = ±7, which aligns with the interval endpoints.
Hence the domain is (-7, 0] ∪ (7, ∞).
Note: The provided information shows the target domain as (-7, 0] ∪ (7, ∞), which matches the analysis above. Since no answer options were supplied in the prompt, the reasoning confirms the domain; if options were present, this would be the correct choice to identify.

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What is the domain of the following function? \[f(x) = \sqrt {\frac {4 x}{x^{2} - 49}}\]

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