1) The problem states that the mid Earth orbit is between 4,077 to 26,197 miles from the center of the earth (r). Given the function v, we have r in the dominator – for the fraction to exis, r must not equal zero. Also, the square root requires that radicand (the part under the square root sign) be greater than zero. In the given range of values, r does not equal zero and the radicand is positive. Therefore the domain is all numbers between 4077 and 26197.
Domain: 4,077 <= r <= 26,197
To get the range, plug each of these values into the formula to find what values v can take.
v = sqrt(1.24 * 10^12)/4077)) = 17439.76
v = sqrt(1.24 * 10^12/26197) = 6879.95
The range is 6879.95 <= v <= 17439.76
2) To get the inverse, replace r with v and v with r, solve for v.
v = sqrt(1.24 * 10^12/r)
making the change,
r = sqrt(1.24* 10^12/v)
r^2 = 1.24*10^12/v
r^2/1.24*10^12 = 1/v
v = 1.24*10^12/r^2