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  <name>Putting It All Together - Graphing Rational Functions</name>
  <metadata>
  <md:version>1.2</md:version>
  <md:created>2006/04/24 01:51:49 GMT-5</md:created>
  <md:revised>2006/05/01 08:52:16.760 GMT-5</md:revised>
  <md:authorlist>
      <md:author id="pradnyab89">
      <md:firstname>Pradnya</md:firstname>
      <md:othername>Vinay</md:othername>
      <md:surname>Bhawalkar</md:surname>
      <md:email>pradnyab89@gmail.com</md:email>
    </md:author>
      <md:author id="kjohnston">
      <md:firstname>Kim</md:firstname>
      <md:othername>Dodge</md:othername>
      <md:surname>Johnston</md:surname>
      <md:email>kim.johnston@fortbend.k12.tx.us</md:email>
    </md:author>
  </md:authorlist>

  <md:maintainerlist>
    <md:maintainer id="pradnyab89">
      <md:firstname>Pradnya</md:firstname>
      <md:othername>Vinay</md:othername>
      <md:surname>Bhawalkar</md:surname>
      <md:email>pradnyab89@gmail.com</md:email>
    </md:maintainer>
  </md:maintainerlist>
  
  <md:keywordlist>
    <md:keyword>asymptote</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword>domain</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword>Function</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword>Graphing</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword>hole</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword>horizontal asympote</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword>intercepts</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword>Rational</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword>slant asymptote</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword>vertical asymptote</md:keyword>
    <md:keyword>zero</md:keyword>
  </md:keywordlist>

  <md:abstract>Graphing rational functions.</md:abstract>
</metadata>
  <content>
    <para id="delete_me">When graphing rational functions, find the domain, vertical asymptotes, slant asymptotes, holes (if any), horizontal asymptotes, vertical asymptotes, zeros, and y-intercept. </para><para id="element-833">To practice, graph each rational function. State the domain, hole(s), VA (vertical asyptote(s)), HA(horizontal asymptote), SA(slant asymptote), zeros, and y-intercept(y-int). </para><para id="element-668">Use <link src="http://www.incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper/graph.pdf">graph paper</link>.</para><exercise id="element-889"><problem>
		<para id="element-574">
			<m:math>
<m:apply><m:eq/>
	<m:apply>
		<m:fn><m:ci>r</m:ci></m:fn>
		<m:ci>x</m:ci>
	</m:apply>
	<m:apply><m:divide/>
		<m:apply><m:plus/>
			<m:ci>x</m:ci>
			<m:cn>1</m:cn>
		</m:apply>
		<m:apply><m:times/>
			<m:ci>x</m:ci>
			<m:apply><m:plus/>
				<m:ci>x</m:ci>
				<m:cn>4</m:cn>
			</m:apply>
		</m:apply>
	</m:apply>
</m:apply>
</m:math>
		</para>
	</problem>

	<solution>
		<figure id="element-121"><media type="image/png" src="Pit1.png"/></figure>
<para id="element-999">Domain:
 <m:math>
<m:apply><m:union/>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:apply><m:minus/><m:infinity/></m:apply>
		<m:cn>-4</m:cn>
	</m:interval>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:cn>-4</m:cn>
		<m:cn>0</m:cn>
	</m:interval>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:cn>0</m:cn>
		<m:apply><m:infinity/></m:apply>
	</m:interval>
</m:apply>
</m:math></para>
<para id="element-1">
Hole: None
</para>
<para id="element-998">VA: 
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>x</m:ci><m:cn>0</m:cn></m:apply></m:math>,
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>x</m:ci><m:cn>-4</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-997">HA:
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>y</m:ci><m:cn>0</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-996">SA:None</para>
<para id="element-995">
Zero: (-1,0)
</para>
<para id="element-994">
Y-int: None
</para>
	</solution>
</exercise><exercise id="element-424"><problem>
		<para id="element-711">
			<m:math>
<m:apply><m:eq/>
	<m:apply>
		<m:fn><m:ci>h</m:ci></m:fn>
		<m:ci>x</m:ci>
	</m:apply>
	<m:apply><m:divide/>
		<m:apply><m:times/>
			<m:apply><m:times/>
				<m:cn>2</m:cn>
				<m:apply><m:power/>
					<m:ci>x</m:ci>
					<m:cn>2</m:cn>
				</m:apply>
			</m:apply>
			<m:apply><m:minus/>
				<m:ci>x</m:ci>
				<m:cn>3</m:cn>
			</m:apply>
		</m:apply>
		<m:apply><m:times/>
			<m:apply><m:minus/>
				<m:ci>x</m:ci>
				<m:cn>1</m:cn>
			</m:apply>
			<m:apply><m:plus/>
				<m:ci>x</m:ci>
				<m:cn>2</m:cn>
			</m:apply>
		</m:apply>
	</m:apply>
</m:apply>
</m:math>
		</para>
	</problem>

	<solution>
		<para id="element-102"><figure id="element-74"><media type="image/png" src="Pit2.png"/></figure></para>
<para id="element-993">Domain:
<m:math>
<m:apply><m:union/>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:apply><m:minus/><m:infinity/></m:apply>
		<m:cn>-2</m:cn>
	</m:interval>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:cn>-2</m:cn>
		<m:cn>1</m:cn>
	</m:interval>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:cn>1</m:cn>
		<m:apply><m:infinity/></m:apply>
	</m:interval>
</m:apply>
</m:math></para>
<para id="element-11">
Hole: None
</para>
<para id="element-992">VA: 
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>x</m:ci><m:cn>-2</m:cn></m:apply></m:math>,
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>x</m:ci><m:cn>1</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-991">HA:None</para>
<para id="element-990">SA: <m:math>
<m:apply><m:eq/>
	<m:ci>y</m:ci>
	<m:apply><m:minus/>
		<m:apply><m:times/>
			<m:cn>2</m:cn>
			<m:ci>x</m:ci>
		</m:apply>
		<m:cn>8</m:cn>
	</m:apply>
</m:apply>
</m:math></para>
<para id="element-989">Zeros: (0,0), (3,0)
</para>
<para id="element-988">Y-int: (0,0)</para>
	</solution>
</exercise><exercise id="element-596"><problem>
		<para id="element-252">
			<m:math>
<m:apply><m:eq/>
	<m:apply>
		<m:fn><m:ci>f</m:ci></m:fn>
		<m:ci>x</m:ci>
	</m:apply>
	<m:apply><m:divide/>
		<m:apply><m:plus/>
			<m:apply><m:times/>
				<m:cn>3</m:cn>
				<m:ci>x</m:ci>
			</m:apply>
			<m:cn>3</m:cn>
		</m:apply>
		<m:apply><m:plus/>
			<m:apply><m:times/>
				<m:cn>2</m:cn>
				<m:ci>x</m:ci>
			</m:apply>
				<m:cn>4</m:cn>
		</m:apply>
	</m:apply>
</m:apply>
</m:math>
		</para>
	</problem>

	<solution>
		<figure id="element-30"><media type="image/png" src="Pit3.png"/></figure>
<para id="element-970">Domain:
<m:math>
<m:apply><m:union/>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:apply><m:minus/><m:infinity/></m:apply>
		<m:cn>-2</m:cn>
	</m:interval>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:cn>-2</m:cn>
		<m:apply><m:infinity/></m:apply>
	</m:interval>
</m:apply>
</m:math></para>
<para id="element-969">
Hole: None
</para>
<para id="element-968">VA: 
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>x</m:ci><m:cn>-2</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-967">HA:
 <m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>y</m:ci><m:apply><m:divide/><m:cn>3</m:cn><m:cn>2</m:cn></m:apply></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-966">SA: None</para>
<para id="element-965">Zero: (-1,0)</para>
<para id="element-964">Y-int: (0,<m:math><m:apply><m:divide/><m:cn>3</m:cn><m:cn>4</m:cn></m:apply></m:math>)</para>
	</solution>
</exercise><exercise id="element-543"><problem>
		<para id="element-214"><m:math>
<m:apply><m:eq/>
	<m:apply>
		<m:fn><m:ci>g</m:ci></m:fn>
		<m:ci>x</m:ci>
	</m:apply>
	<m:apply><m:divide/>
		<m:cn>6</m:cn>
		<m:apply><m:minus/>
			<m:apply><m:minus/><m:apply><m:power/>
				<m:ci>x</m:ci>
				<m:cn>2</m:cn>
			</m:apply>
			<m:ci>x</m:ci></m:apply>
			<m:cn>6</m:cn>
		</m:apply>
	</m:apply>
</m:apply>
</m:math>
		</para>
	</problem>

	<solution>
		<figure id="element-554"><media type="image/png" src="Pit4.png"/></figure>
<para id="element-960">Domain:
<m:math>
<m:apply><m:union/>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:apply><m:minus/><m:infinity/></m:apply>
		<m:cn>-2</m:cn>
	</m:interval>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:cn>-2</m:cn>
		<m:cn>3</m:cn>
	</m:interval>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:cn>3</m:cn>
		<m:apply><m:infinity/></m:apply>
	</m:interval>
</m:apply>
</m:math></para>
<para id="element-959">
Hole: None
</para>
<para id="element-958">VA: 
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>x</m:ci><m:cn>-2</m:cn></m:apply></m:math>,
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>x</m:ci><m:cn>3</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-957">HA:
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>y</m:ci><m:cn>0</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-956">SA: None</para>
<para id="element-955">Zeros: None</para>
<para id="element-954">Y-int: (0,-1)</para>
	</solution>
</exercise><exercise id="element-40"><problem>
		<para id="element-591">
			<m:math>
<m:apply><m:eq/>
	<m:apply>
		<m:fn><m:ci>h</m:ci></m:fn>
		<m:ci>x</m:ci>
	</m:apply>
	<m:apply><m:divide/>
		<m:apply><m:plus/>
			<m:apply><m:times/>
				<m:cn>2</m:cn>
				<m:ci>x</m:ci>
			</m:apply>
			<m:cn>4</m:cn>
		</m:apply>
		<m:apply><m:minus/>
			<m:ci>x</m:ci>
			<m:cn>1</m:cn>
		</m:apply>
	</m:apply>
</m:apply>
</m:math>
		</para>
	</problem>

	<solution>
		<figure id="element-819"><media type="image/png" src="Pit5.png"/></figure>
<para id="element-950">Domain:
<m:math>
<m:apply><m:union/>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:apply><m:minus/><m:infinity/></m:apply>
		<m:cn>1</m:cn>
	</m:interval>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:cn>1</m:cn>
		<m:apply><m:infinity/></m:apply>
	</m:interval>
</m:apply>
</m:math></para>
<para id="element-949">
Hole: None
</para>
<para id="element-948">VA: 
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>x</m:ci><m:cn>1</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-947">HA:
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>y</m:ci><m:cn>2</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-946">SA: None</para>
<para id="element-945">Zero: (-2,0)</para>
<para id="element-944">Y-int: (-2,0)</para>
	</solution>
</exercise><exercise id="element-724"><problem>
		<para id="element-152">
			<m:math>
<m:apply><m:eq/>
	<m:apply>
		<m:fn><m:ci>t</m:ci></m:fn>
		<m:ci>x</m:ci>
	</m:apply>
	<m:apply><m:divide/>
		<m:apply><m:times/>
			<m:cn>3</m:cn>
			<m:ci>x</m:ci>
		</m:apply>
		<m:apply><m:plus/>
			<m:apply><m:power/>
				<m:ci>x</m:ci>
				<m:cn>2</m:cn>
			</m:apply>
			<m:cn>4</m:cn>
		</m:apply>
	</m:apply>
</m:apply>
</m:math>
		</para>
	</problem>

	<solution>
		<figure id="element-842"><media type="image/png" src="Pit6.png"/></figure>
<para id="element-940">Domain:
<m:math>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:apply><m:minus/><m:infinity/></m:apply>
		<m:apply><m:infinity/></m:apply>
	</m:interval>
</m:math></para>
<para id="element-939">
Hole: None
</para>
<para id="element-938">VA: 
None</para>
<para id="element-937">HA:
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>y</m:ci><m:cn>0</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-936">SA: None</para>
<para id="element-935">Zero: (0,0)</para>
<para id="element-934">Y-int: (0,0)</para>
	</solution>
</exercise><exercise id="element-180"><problem>
		<para id="element-504">
			<m:math>
<m:apply><m:eq/>
	<m:apply>
		<m:fn><m:ci>f</m:ci></m:fn>
		<m:ci>x</m:ci>
	</m:apply>
	<m:apply><m:divide/>
		<m:apply><m:plus/>
			<m:apply><m:power/>
				<m:ci>x</m:ci>
				<m:cn>2</m:cn>
			</m:apply>
			<m:cn>4</m:cn>
		</m:apply>
		<m:apply><m:minus/>
			<m:apply><m:power/>
				<m:ci>x</m:ci>
				<m:cn>2</m:cn>
			</m:apply>
				<m:cn>4</m:cn>
		</m:apply>
	</m:apply>
</m:apply>
</m:math>

		</para>
	</problem>

	<solution>
		<figure id="element-547"><media type="image/png" src="Pit7.png"/></figure>
<para id="element-930">Domain:
<m:math>
<m:apply><m:union/>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:apply><m:minus/><m:infinity/></m:apply>
		<m:cn>-2</m:cn>
	</m:interval>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:cn>-2</m:cn>
		<m:cn>2</m:cn>
	</m:interval>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:cn>2</m:cn>
		<m:apply><m:infinity/></m:apply>
	</m:interval>
</m:apply>
</m:math></para>
<para id="element-929">
Hole: None
</para>
<para id="element-928">VA: 
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>x</m:ci><m:cn>-2</m:cn></m:apply></m:math>,
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>x</m:ci><m:cn>2</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-927">HA:
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>y</m:ci><m:cn>1</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-926">SA: None</para>
<para id="element-925">Zeros: None
</para>
<para id="element-924">Y-int: (0,-1)</para>
	</solution>
</exercise><exercise id="element-364"><problem>
		<para id="element-354">
			<m:math>
<m:apply><m:eq/>
	<m:apply>
		<m:fn><m:ci>f</m:ci></m:fn>
		<m:ci>x</m:ci>
	</m:apply>
	<m:apply><m:divide/>
		<m:ci>x</m:ci>		
		<m:apply><m:power/>
			<m:apply><m:plus/>
				<m:ci>x</m:ci>
				<m:cn>2</m:cn>
			</m:apply>
				<m:cn>2</m:cn>
		</m:apply>
	</m:apply>
</m:apply>
</m:math>
		</para>
	</problem>

	<solution>
		<figure id="element-101"><media type="image/png" src="Pit8.png"/></figure>
<para id="element-919">Domain:
<m:math>
<m:apply><m:union/>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:apply><m:minus/><m:infinity/></m:apply>
		<m:cn>-2</m:cn>
	</m:interval>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:cn>-2</m:cn>
		<m:apply><m:infinity/></m:apply>
	</m:interval>
</m:apply>
</m:math></para>
<para id="element-918">
Hole: None
</para>
<para id="element-917">VA: 
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>x</m:ci><m:cn>-2</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-916">HA:
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>y</m:ci><m:cn>0</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-915">SA: None</para>
<para id="element-914">Zeros: (0,0)</para>
<para id="element-913">Y-int: (0,0)</para>
	</solution>
</exercise><exercise id="element-229"><problem>
		<para id="element-359">
			<m:math>
<m:apply><m:eq/>
	<m:apply>
		<m:fn><m:ci>f</m:ci></m:fn>
		<m:ci>x</m:ci>
	</m:apply>
	<m:apply><m:divide/>
		<m:apply><m:times/>
			<m:cn>5</m:cn>
			<m:apply><m:power/>
				<m:ci>x</m:ci>
				<m:cn>2</m:cn>
			</m:apply>
		</m:apply>
		<m:apply><m:plus/>
			<m:ci>x</m:ci>
			<m:cn>3</m:cn>
		</m:apply>
	</m:apply>
</m:apply>
</m:math>
		</para>
	</problem>

	<solution>
		<figure id="element-480"><media type="image/png" src="Pit9.png"/></figure>
<para id="element-901">Domain:
<m:math>
<m:apply><m:union/>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:apply><m:minus/><m:infinity/></m:apply>
		<m:cn>-3</m:cn>
	</m:interval>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:cn>-3</m:cn>
		<m:apply><m:infinity/></m:apply>
	</m:interval>
</m:apply>
</m:math></para>
<para id="element-902">
Hole: None
</para>
<para id="element-903">VA: 
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>x</m:ci><m:cn>-3</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-904">HA:
None</para>
<para id="element-905">SA: <m:math>
<m:apply><m:eq/>
	<m:ci>y</m:ci>
	<m:apply><m:minus/>
		<m:apply><m:times/>
			<m:cn>5</m:cn>
			<m:ci>x</m:ci>
		</m:apply>
		<m:cn>15</m:cn>
	</m:apply>
</m:apply>
</m:math></para>
<para id="element-906">Zeros: (0,0)</para>
<para id="element-907">Y-int: (0,0)</para>
	</solution>
</exercise><exercise id="element-861"><problem>
		<para id="element-227">
			<m:math>
<m:apply><m:eq/>
	<m:apply>
		<m:fn><m:ci>f</m:ci></m:fn>
		<m:ci>x</m:ci>
	</m:apply>
	<m:apply><m:divide/>
		<m:apply><m:minus/>
			<m:ci>x</m:ci>
			<m:cn>3</m:cn>
		</m:apply>
		<m:apply><m:plus/>
			<m:apply><m:power/>
				<m:ci>x</m:ci>
				<m:cn>2</m:cn>
			</m:apply>
			<m:cn>1</m:cn>
		</m:apply>
	</m:apply>
</m:apply>
</m:math>
		</para>
	</problem>

	<solution>
		<figure id="element-576"><media type="image/png" src="Pit10.png"/></figure>
<para id="element-850">Domain:
<m:math>
	<m:interval closure="open">
		<m:apply><m:minus/><m:infinity/></m:apply>
		<m:apply><m:infinity/></m:apply>
	</m:interval>
</m:math></para>
<para id="element-851">
Hole: None
</para>
<para id="element-852">VA: 
None</para>
<para id="element-853">HA:
<m:math><m:apply><m:eq/><m:ci>y</m:ci><m:cn>0</m:cn></m:apply></m:math></para>
<para id="element-854">SA:None</para>
<para id="element-855">Zeros:(3,0)
</para>
<para id="element-856">Y-int: (0,-3)</para>
	</solution>
</exercise>   
  </content>
  
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