TEC DE MONTERREY CAMPUS CENTRAL DE VERACRUZ.

HIGHSCHOOL.
HOME ENJOYMENT #:_____.
SUBJECT:_____________________________.


NAME: STUDENT NUMBER:
DUE DATE: GROUP: TEACHER:


Come up with a decent sketch of the rational functions below. Check your graphs on Geogebra
or your graphing calculator. Both wont show you holes, however. Ah, computers. Inferior to the
human mind.

1)
3 3
( )
2 4
x
R x
x
+
=
+

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
x
y


2)
3
9
x
y
x x
=

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
x
y



Here is an interesting thing to note: a complicated algebraic equation can yield a very simple
looking graph.

3) Write an equation for a function that is a horizontal line with a constant height of 3 but with a
hole at
2 x =
.

4) Write an equation for a graph that looks like the parabola
2
y x = , but has holes at 1 x = and
3 x = .

Observations.

5) When dividing functions, we have a problem with dividing by zero. When the denominator of
a function is zero, what possible things can happen in the quotient function at those values?

6) When dividing functions, when is the quotient function going to hit the x-axis? How do you
know?

7) How do we know that ( ) f x will not have any x-intercepts?