Practice: Rational Functions and Their Graphs
Practice: Rational Functions and Their Graphs
Practice Form G
8-3 Rational Functions and Their Graphs
Find the domain, points of discontinuity, and x- and y-intercepts of each rational
function. Determine whether the discontinuities are removable or nonremovable.
( x − 4)( x + 3) ( x − 3)( x + 1)
1. y = 2. y =
x+3 x−2
2 4x
3. y = 4. y =
x +1 x + 16
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Find the vertical asymptotes and holes for the graph of each rational function.
5− x x2 − 2
5. y = 6. y =
x2 − 1 x+2
x x+3
7. y = 8. y =
x( x − 1) x2 − 9
x−2 x2 − 4
9. y = 10. y =
( x + 2)( x − 2) x2 + 4
x 2 − 25 ( x − 2)(2 x + 3)
11. y = 12. y =
x−4 (5 x + 4)( x − 3)
2 x+2 2 x2 + 3 3x − 12
13. y = 14. y = 15. y = 16. y =
x−6 x−4 x2 − 6 x2 − 2