# FunctionDomain and FunctionRange for x^2/x returns "True"

I'm very concerned. As far as I know, the output should be:

$$x < 0\ ||\ x> 0$$

$$y < 0\ ||\ y> 0$$

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– bmf
Feb 24 at 9:15

Observe that

g[x]


returns

x

So, when you write

FunctionDomain[g[x], x, Reals]


it is really writing

FunctionDomain[x, x, Reals]


On way to bypass, is to Hold like so:

FunctionDomain[Hold[x^2/x], x, Reals]
FunctionRange[Hold[x^2/x], x, y, Reals]

• I see, thanks a lot! But is there a way to pass a variable or a function that contains the expression and get the correct result? Feb 24 at 10:29
• @AndreyLeshchev-Romanenko I guess you could do something like: g[x_] := x^2/x // Hold and then FunctionDomain[g[x], x, Reals] but I am not sure how satisfactory that is for your purposes
– bmf
Feb 24 at 10:35
• yeah, that's exactly what I need for now. Thank you! Feb 24 at 10:36
• @AndreyLeshchev-Romanenko glad I was able to help :-)
– bmf
Feb 24 at 10:37