GRAPHING RATIONAL

FUNCTION
Recall:
In the coordinate system, the x coordinate is called
________.
a. abscissa
b. ordinate
c. quadrant
d. slope
In the coordinate system, the y coordinate is called
________.
a. abscissa
b. ordinate
c. quadrant
d. slope
In the linear form y = 2x + 3, which is the independent
variable?
a. b
b. m
c. x
d. y
Recall:
Consider the function
f(x) =
Find:
1. Domain
2. Intercept
3. Sketch the graph
Domain of a function is the set of all values that the variable x
can take
Range of a function is the set of all values that f(x) will take
Zeroes of a function are the values of x which make the
function zero
The real numbered zeroes are also x-intercepts of the graph of
the function
The y-intercept is the function value when x = 0
 The vertical line x = a is a vertical asymptote of a
function f if the graph of f either increases or decreases
without bound as the x-values approach a from the right
or left.

The horizontal line y = b is a horizontal asymptote

of a function f if f(x) gets closer to b as x increases or
decreases without bound (x or x )