RECIPROCAL GRAPHS

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1 Complete the table of values for y  and draw the graph of the function.
x
x -12 -6 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 6 12
y -1 -2 -3 -4 -6 -12 12 6 4 3 2 1
y 12
12 xy  x

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Note:
Note: x
There
Thereisisno
novalue
valuefor
for x
4
yywhen x
whenxx==00because
because x
12 ÷ 0 is undefined. x
12 ÷ 0 is undefined. x
-12 -8 -4 0 4 8 12
x
x
x -4
x
-8

-12
x
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2 Complete the table of values for y  x 2  and draw the graph of the function.
x
x -4 -3 -2 -1 -0.5 0.5 1 1.5 2 3 4

y 14.5 1 -5 12.25 6.25 7 17.5

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y   3  
2
x  3, 92 7
3
6
y   0.5  
2
x  0.5,  0.25  12  11.25
0.5
6
y   1 
2
x  1,  1 6 7
1
6
y   3 
2
x  3, 92  11
3
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2 Complete the table of values for y  x 2  and draw the graph of the function.
x
x -4 -3 -2 -1 -0.5 0.5 1 1.5 2 3 4

y 14.5 7 1 -5 -11.25 12.25 7 6.25 7 11 17.5

y
6
20 y  x2 
x x
x
x x
Note:
Note: 10
There
Thereisisno
novalue
valuefor
for x x x x
y ywhen
whenxx==00because
because
66÷÷00isisundefined. x x
undefined. -4 -2 0 2 4
x
-10
x

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