How to find the domain of $\,\csc^{-1}\!\!\left(\frac{x+1}{x}\right)\;?$

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How to find the domain of

$$\csc^{-1}\left(\frac{x+1}{x}\right)$$

My attempt :

the cosecant function lies in $\,\Bbb R\setminus(-1,1)\;$ ,

so first checking the range of $\;\dfrac{x+1}{x}\;$ ,

we find that it covers all reals but $1$.

Thus the domain of the function must be $\,\Bbb R\setminus(-1,1)$.

But this is wrong.

Why is this so ?

Source : JEE Mains ,2021, august attempt

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Since the domain of the function $\;\color{blue}{\csc^{-1}}$ is $\;\color{brown}{\Bbb R\setminus(-1,1)}\,,\;$ that is $\;\color{brown}{\big(\!-\!\infty,-1\big]\cup\big[1,+\infty\big)}\,,\;$ you should solve the following inequalities :

$\dfrac{x+1}x\leqslant-1\quad\lor\quad\dfrac{x+1}x\geqslant1\;.$

The solutions of the first inequality are :

$S_1=\left[-\dfrac12,0\right)\;$.

The solutions of the second inequality are :

$S_2=\big(0,+\infty\big)\;.$

Hence , the domain of the function $\;f(x)=\csc^{-1}\!\left(\dfrac{x+1}x\right)\;$ is

$\left[-\dfrac12,0\right)\cup\big(0,+\infty\big)\;.$