Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Rational Functions and Their Graphs - Exercise Set - Page 399: 57

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Step 1: Substitute $x=-x$ $\begin{align} & f\left( x \right)=\frac{4x}{x-2} \\ & f\left( -x \right)=\frac{4\left( -x \right)}{\left( -x \right)-2} \\ & =\frac{-4x}{-\left( x+2 \right)} \\ & =\frac{4x}{x+2} \end{align}$ Therefore, the function $f\left( -x \right)$ is not equal to either $f\left( x \right)$ or $-f\left( x \right)$. Hence, the graph of the function is symmetric neither about the $y$ -axis nor about the origin. Step 2: To calculate the x intercepts equate $f\left( x \right)=0$. $\begin{align} & \frac{4x}{x-2}=0 \\ & x=0 \end{align}$ Step 3: To calculate the y intercepts evaluate $f\left( 0 \right)$ $\begin{align} & f\left( 0 \right)=\frac{4\left( 0 \right)}{\left( 0 \right)-2} \\ & f\left( 0 \right)=0 \\ \end{align}$ Step 4: Since the degree of the numerator is equal to the denominator, the horizontal asymptote is: $y=2$. Step 5: For the vertical asymptote, equate the denominator to 0. $\begin{align} & x-1=0 \\ & x=1 \end{align}$
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