Name: Date: Class: Band: Graphing Rational Functions: low degree over high degree Graph each function. 1.

f x !

6 x 1
2

2.

f x !

x 1 x  1 x  5 x  3

V.A.: H.A.: x-intercept(s): y-intercept: x-value of H.A. crossing:

V.A.: H.A.: x-intercept(s): y-intercept: x-value of H.A. crossing:

3.

f x !

x3 x  3 x  10
2

4.

f x !

x  1 x  4 x  4 x  2 x  1

V.A.: H.A.: x-intercept(s): y-intercept: x-value of H.A. crossing:

V.A.: H.A.: x-intercept(s): y-intercept: x-value of H.A. crossing:

5.

f x !

x  2 x  3 x  5 x  3 x  1


6.

f x !

x 1 x2 1

V.A.: H.A.: x-intercept(s): y-intercept: x-value of H.A. crossing:

V.A.: H.A.: x-intercept(s): y-intercept: x-value of H.A. crossing:

Homework: 1. If the degree of the denominator is higher than the degree of the numerator, what must the horizontal asymptote be? Explain why? 2. Why is it easier to find out where the graph crosses the horizontal asymptote when the degree of the denominator is higher than the degree of the numerator? 3. What is the behavior of a function around the x-axis for a root with an odd multiplicity? even multiplicity?