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Five Rational Functions
Discuss the following rational functions in full detail, then sketch without a graphing
calculator. The discussion of each function should be presented neatly on separate
paper(s).
Guidelines:
Factor, Domain, x-intercepts, y-intercepts, vertical asymptote, horizontal asymptote,
identify holes, collect additional points etc.

x2 + 4
f ( x) =
x2 − 4
x−3
g ( x) = 2
x +1
x
h( x) =
( x + 2)
2

2x + 4
l ( x) =
x −1
6
j ( x) = 2
x − x−6