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Honors&Algebra&2& & & & & & & & & & Name:&

Class&Notes:&Unit&5&Rational&Expressions& & & & & & & Date:&


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Rational!Functions,!Graphs,!Asymptotes,!and!Holes!SUMMARY!
!
Recall:!!An&asymptote!is&a&line&that&another&graphed&function&will&always&approach,&but&never&reach.&
VERTICAL&asymptotes&(x&=&____)& HORIZONTAL&asymptotes&(y&=____)&
Where&domain&restrictions&happen& As&the&magnitude&of&x&gets&really&big&(in&either&direction),&what&does&&
(what&can’t&x&be?)& y&approach?&
&& &
Unreduced&domain&restrictions&lead& Patterns:&
to&V.&A.&(domain&restrictions&that&don’t& &
simplify&away)& Case%1:&If&the&degrees!of!the!numerator!and!denominator!are!the!same,&
& then&y&approaches&the&ratio&of&the&leading&coefficients.&
& 3x
Example:&&&&&&&&&&& y = &&&&&&&&H.A.&@&y&=&3&
x+2 1x + 2
Example:&& y = &V.&A.&@&x&=&3&
x−3 &
Case%2:!If&the&degree!of!the!denominator!is!higher,&then&y&approaches&0.&
&
4
Example:&&&&&&&&&&&& y = &&&&H.A.&@&y&=&0&
x(x − 3)
&
Case%3:&If&the&degree&of&the&numerator&is&higher,&y&approaches&infinity.&
&
x2
Example:&&&&&&&&&&& y = &&&&&&&&&&&&&NO&H.A.&
5x
&
!
Reduced&domain&restrictions&lead&to&HOLES&in&the&graph&(to&find&yVcoordinate&of&the&hole,&plug&the&
domain&restriction&into&the&reduced&form)&
&
Example:&
&
2x(x + 3)
y= = 2x for x ≠ −3 &&&hole&at&&(V3,&V6)&
(x + 3)
&
&
&
& &
&
&
&
TO&SKETCH&GRAPH:&Find&points&on&the&graph&by&plugging&in&x&values&to&the&left&and&right&of&vertical&
asymptotes,&then&sketch&graph&using&asymptotes.&
Graph&each&function.&Show&any&asymptotes&as&dashed&lines.&&Write&the&equations&of&the&horizontal&
asymptotes&and&vertical&asymptotes.&Check&your&graphs&using&symbolab&grapher&(google&it!)&
1 1
1.& f (x) = &&&H.A.&@_______________V.&A.&@______________& 2. f (x) = − &&&H.A.&@_______________V.&A.&@______________&
x x

& &
3x 1
3. f (x) = &&&H.A.&@_______________V.&A.&@______________& 4. f (x) = 2 &&&H.A.&@_______________V.&A.&@______________&
x+2 x

&
&
&&&H.A.&@_____________V.&A.&@______________& 6.& f (x) = x +2 1 &&&H.A.&@______________V.&A.&@______________&
1 2
5. f (x) =
(x − 1) 2
x

& &

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