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Rational Functions Holes and Asymptotes

This document provides examples of rational functions and their key characteristics including points of discontinuity, holes, vertical and horizontal asymptotes, x-intercepts, and domain. Ten rational functions are given and the reader is asked to identify these characteristics for each and sketch the graph.

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Rational Functions Holes and Asymptotes

This document provides examples of rational functions and their key characteristics including points of discontinuity, holes, vertical and horizontal asymptotes, x-intercepts, and domain. Ten rational functions are given and the reader is asked to identify these characteristics for each and sketch the graph.

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Rational Functions: Holes and Asymptotes


Identify the points of discontinuity, holes, vertical asymptotes, x-intercepts, horizontal asymptote,
and domain of each. Then sketch the graph.
1) f ( x ) =

x+1
x-2

2) f ( x ) =

x2 + 2 x - 8
- x2 + 6 x - 8

-8

-6

3) f ( x ) =

-4

-2

8 x

-8

-6

-4

-2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-6

-6

-8

-8

x 2 - 7 x + 12
- 2 x 2 - 2 x + 24

4) f ( x ) =

-6

-4

8 x

8 x

-2

3 x 2 - 3 x - 18
x2 - 4

-8

8 x

-8

-6

-4

-2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-6

-6

-8

-8

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5) f ( x ) =

x2 + 6 x + 8
x2 + 3 x - 4

6) f ( x ) =

2x + 6
x + 5x + 6
2

-8

-6

7) f ( x ) =

-4

-2

8 x

-8

-6

-4

-2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-6

-6

-8

-8

-2 x - 6
x

8) f ( x ) =

-6

-4

2
2

8 x

-8

-6

-4

-2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-6

-6

-8

-8

3
f ( x) = -

9)

10)

f ( x) =

-6

-4

8 x

8 x

-2

8 x

x 3 + x 2 - 12 x
x3 - x2 - 6 x

-8

-2

- 3 x + 12
x-2

-8

8 x

-8

-6

-4

-2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-6

-6

-8

-8

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Answers to Rational Functions: Holes and Asymptotes


1)

2)

y
8
6
4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2

8 x

Discontinuities: 2
Vertical Asym.: x = 2
Holes: None
Horz. Asym.: y = 1
X-intercepts: - 1
Domain:
All reals except 2

y
8
6
4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-6

-6

-8

-8

3)

4)

y
8
6
4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2

-2

Discontinuities: - 4, 3
Vertical Asym.: x = - 4
Holes: x = 3
1
Horz. Asym.: y = 2
X-intercepts: 4
8 x Domain:
All reals except - 4, 3

y
6
4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2

2
-4
-6

-8

-8

6)

y
6
4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2

8 x

Discontinuities: 1, - 4
Vertical Asym.: x = 1
Holes: x = - 4
Horz. Asym.: y = 1
X-intercepts: - 2
Domain:
All reals except 1, - 4

y
6
4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2

2
-2

-4

-4

-6

-6

-8

-8

8)

y
8
6
4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2

8 x

Discontinuities: 0
Vertical Asym.: x = 0
Holes: None
Horz. Asym.: y = - 2
X-intercepts: - 3
Domain:
All reals except 0

6
4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2

-4

-4

-6

-6

-8

-8

10)

8
6
4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2

8 x

8 x

-2

-2

9)

8 x

-2

7)

Discontinuities: 2, - 2
Vertical Asym.: x = 2
Holes: x = - 2
Horz. Asym.: y = 3
X-intercepts: 3
Domain:
All reals except 2, - 2

-2

-6

8 x

-4

5)

Discontinuities: 4, 2
Vertical Asym.: x = 4
Holes: x = 2
Horz. Asym.: y = - 1
X-intercepts: - 4
Domain:
All reals except 4, 2

Discontinuities: 0
Vertical Asym.: x = 0
Holes: None
Horz. Asym.: y = 0
X-intercepts: None
Domain:
All reals except 0

8 x

Discontinuities: - 2, - 3
Vertical Asym.: x = - 2
Holes: x = - 3
Horz. Asym.: y = 0
X-intercepts: None
Domain:
All reals except - 2, - 3

Discontinuities: 2
Vertical Asym.: x = 2
Holes: None
Horz. Asym.: y = - 3
X-intercepts: 4
Domain:
All reals except 2

y
8
6
4
2
-8 -6 -4 -2

-2

-2

-4

-4

-6

-6

-8

-8

8 x

Discontinuities: - 2, 0, 3
Vertical Asym.: x = - 2
Holes: x = 0, x = 3
Horz. Asym.: y = 1
X-intercepts: - 4
Domain:
All reals except - 2, 0, 3

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