What is the range of the real-valued function f(x) = |x - 3| + 2?

Model Answer & Options

Source: Extra Practice

[2, ∞)

(2, ∞)

[0, ∞)

R (All real numbers)

Explanation

The modulus function |x - 3| is always greater than or equal to 0 for all real x. Therefore, the minimum value of |x - 3| is 0 (at x = 3). Adding 2 to this result gives f(x) ≥ 0 + 2, which means f(x) ≥ 2. Thus, the range is [2, ∞). Option B is wrong because the value 2 is included. Option C is the range of |x-3| only. Option D is wrong because modulus functions cannot output negative values in this context.

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