RECIPROCAL FUNCTIONS

Recall :
'yx¥=l

5
8- #
I
'

I, and

} of
. .

}
Reciprocals
3- and
each other
and
E }
To find the Reciprocal :
switch
numerator
-

denominator

as

¥f÷÷i÷
y=n D= Te 4- x
3-
N y 2-

: .

x
Undefined -2
-

0
* continuous graph -
-3
ya, y
from left tonight yz z
x -

-4
I 1

2 42
 9=0
asymptote
t
←
,
asymptote
*O
HOW TO FIND THE ASYMPTOTES ?

DIRECT METHOD :

SET THE DENOMINATOR TO ZERO

y
=
¥ .

→ one
asymptote

BY TRANSFORMATION :

TRANSFORM THE EQUATION

-0 SAVE FOR X IN TERMS OF Y .

¥¥€÷÷÷÷mk
m
* #
x
=

Cq÷mdefw
Ooo

W
Y #O y -0 Asymptote
.
COMPARE: y =
ut

y
=
It I → The graph win more T unit
upward

y
=
ht -
3 → The graph win more 3 units
downward

y =
÷ → The graph win more T unit
to the left

y
=

¥-7 The
graph win more T unit
to the
right

.
Finding the Asymptotes :

① y= # +I nto-n-oasymptote.LT
D= # + I

y
-
f-
In
a- he *

④"
II →
yetiyyiaapmptoh
T

② f- ht -3 Uto,
↳
asymptote
Y
-
-

tu - 3

u(ytH⇐H
T
Nyt 3) =

M¥3 Yt7asymptole
 By inspection
tht
:

D= -

Mh→ymptotT
HH x (
y ¥)xx*
-

ntyyyt
Eye
"

, y¥%aToE
✓I

y= ¥ By
inspection
N#
s
U=1→asymph@
I
Nt =

y
myth Yoisasympok