Answer
**Domain of \( g(x) \):** All real numbers except \( x = 2 \).
**\( g(-1) = \frac{1}{3} \).**
**Domain of \( h(x) \):** \( x > 1 \).
Solution
**1. For \( g(x)=\frac{2x+1}{x-2} \):**
- **Domain:**
The function is undefined when the denominator is zero. Set the denominator equal to zero:
\[
x - 2 = 0 \quad \Longrightarrow \quad x = 2.
\]
Therefore, the domain of \( g(x) \) is all real numbers except \( 2 \):
\[
\{x \in \mathbb{R} : x \neq 2\}.
\]
- **Evaluate \( g(-1) \):**
Substitute \( x = -1 \) into the function:
\[
g(-1)=\frac{2(-1)+1}{-1-2}=\frac{-2+1}{-3}=\frac{-1}{-3}=\frac{1}{3}.
\]
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**2. For \( t^{h(x)}=\frac{\sqrt{x^{2}-1}}{x} \):**
We need to determine the values of \( x \) for which the equation makes sense. Note that since the left side \( t^{h(x)} \) (with \( t>0 \), \( t\neq1 \)) is always positive, the right side must also be positive.
- **Step 1: Domain for the square root.**
The expression under the square root must be nonnegative:
\[
x^2 - 1 \geq 0 \quad \Longrightarrow \quad x^2 \geq 1,
\]
which implies
\[
|x| \geq 1.
\]
- **Step 2: The quotient \( \frac{\sqrt{x^{2}-1}}{x} \) must be positive.**
- For \( x > 0 \):
Since \( |x| \geq 1 \) then \( x \geq 1 \).
When \( x > 1 \), we have \(\sqrt{x^{2}-1}>0\) and \( x>0 \), hence
\[
\frac{\sqrt{x^{2}-1}}{x} > 0.
\]
At \( x=1 \), we get:
\[
\sqrt{1^{2}-1} = \sqrt{0} = 0, \quad \text{so} \quad \frac{0}{1} = 0,
\]
but \( 0 \) is not positive, so \( x=1 \) must be excluded.
- For \( x < 0 \):
Here, \( |x| \geq 1 \) implies \( x \leq -1 \).
At \( x=-1 \), again
\[
\sqrt{(-1)^{2}-1} = 0,
\]
so the quotient equals \( 0 \) which is not allowed.
For \( x < -1 \), the numerator is positive while the denominator is negative, making the quotient negative. This does not satisfy the requirement of being positive.
Thus, the only interval that works is:
\[
x > 1.
\]
- **Domain of \( h(x) \):**
\[
(1, \infty).
\]
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**Final Answers:**
- The domain of \( g \) is \( \{x \in \mathbb{R} : x \neq 2\} \) and \( g(-1)=\frac{1}{3} \).
- The domain of \( h(x) \) is \( (1, \infty) \).
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