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This document provides exercises on identifying properties of rational functions from graphs or equations. Students are asked to identify removable discontinuities, intercepts, asymptotes, and domains for several rational functions. A mini-lesson then explains how the degrees of the numerator and denominator determine the horizontal asymptote. Students practice identifying horizontal asymptotes and labeling graphs of rational functions with relevant features.

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Exploring Rationals Algebraically Day 2: Name

This document provides exercises on identifying properties of rational functions from graphs or equations. Students are asked to identify removable discontinuities, intercepts, asymptotes, and domains for several rational functions. A mini-lesson then explains how the degrees of the numerator and denominator determine the horizontal asymptote. Students practice identifying horizontal asymptotes and labeling graphs of rational functions with relevant features.

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Graphing Rationals 3

Exploring Rationals
Algebraically Day 2

Name: _________________________

I. Quick Questions

Date: __________________________

For each of the following rational functions, identify the removable discontinuities, x-intercepts, yintercept, vertical asymptotes, and the domain. Use each notation for the domain.

1.

x2 x 6
2

x 3 x 18

2.

x3
x 5

3.

x4
2

x 3x 4

holes:_______________

holes:_______________

holes:_______________

VA:________________

VA:________________

VA:________________

x-ints:______________

x-ints:______________

x-ints:______________

y-int:_______________

y-int:_______________

y-int:_______________

domain:______________

domain:______________

domain:______________

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II. Mini Lesson


The horizontal asymptote or end behavior of a rational function depends on the degrees of the
polynomials in the numerator and denominator. The degree of a polynomial with one variable is the
largest exponent that variable is raised to in an expression. For example, the quadratic expression
x 2x+2 is a 2 degree polynomial, while 4 x 3 +2 x 27 is a 3 degree polynomial. If you just have
a number like 8 without a variable, then the degree is 0.
Identify the horizontal asymptote for each function in the table below. It may help to graph the
function or plug in very large or small values for x to determine the horizontal asymptote.
Horizontal
Horizontal
Asymptote
Asymptote

Function

Function

f ( x )=

5 x 2+ 10 x
x 2+ 4 x +4

f ( x )=

x +2
x +4

f ( x )=

2 x 2 +7 x+ 3
x 2+7 x +12

f ( x )=

x 22 x
2
3 x 12

Horizontal
Asymptote

f ( x )=

x2 1
x 2+2 x3

f ( x )=

x 1
x +3

f ( x )=

x 29
2 x1

1.

What do you notice about the horizontal


asymptote for functions in which the numerator is
a smaller degree than the denominator?

f ( x )=

4 x 16
2
x + x6

Function

f ( x )=

x+2
x x6

f ( x )=

4
x3

f ( x )=

x 24
x 33 x2 10 x

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2. What do you notice about the horizontal asymptote for functions in which the numerator and
denominator are the same degree?

3. What do you notice about the horizontal asymptote for functions in which the numerator is a
larger degree than the denominator?

III. Practice

x 2+ 2 x
(
)
1. f x = 2
x x6

2.

f ( x )=

x4
x 5 x+ 4
2

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2
x x2
(
)
3. f x =
x2

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4.

f ( x )=

4 x+ 12
x 2+ x6

Identify each of the following, if possible: zeros, y-intercept, vertical asymptotes, x-coordinates of
any holes and end behavior of the rational functions represented by the tables below.
5.

x
y

-100
3.97

-50
3.95

-6.01
713.91

6.

x
y

-150
-.055

-100
-.083

-4.1
-80

7.

-100

-50

-3.1

-3

-2.9

-1

4.9

5.1

70

100

-.0103

-.0213

-10

Error

10

.5

.33

.124

Error

.123

.0137

.00971

-6
ERR

-4
ERR

-5.99
-708.33

-3.9
80

-2
0

2.9
-107.88

3
ERR

3.1
114.33

50
4.11

100
4.05

0
0.
5

.9
1.63

1
ERR

1.1
1.57

100
.077

150
.052

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8.

-100

-50

-5.1

-5

-4.9

-3

-1

5.9

6.1

70

100

1.91

1.87

19.2
9

Error

-17.08

.14

-96.35

Error

99.99

2.13

2.09

Summary:

9. Write the equation of the horizontal or end behavior asymptote for each of the following variations
ax p
f ( x) q
bx .
on the generic rational function,
a) degree in numerator degree in denominator.

b) degree in numerator degree in denominator.

c) degree in numerator degree in denominator.

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