Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Rational Functions and Their Graphs - Exercise Set - Page 399: 70

Answer

Graph the function as:

Work Step by Step

Step 1: Substitute $x=-x$ $\begin{align} & f\left( x \right)=\frac{4{{x}^{2}}}{{{x}^{2}}+1} \\ & f\left( -x \right)=\frac{4{{\left( -x \right)}^{2}}}{{{\left( -x \right)}^{2}}+1} \\ & =\frac{4{{x}^{2}}}{{{x}^{2}}+1} \\ & =f\left( x \right) \end{align}$ The function $f\left( -x \right)$ is equal to $f\left( x \right)$. Hence, the graph of the function is symmetric about the $y$ -axis. Step 2: To calculate the x intercepts equate $f\left( x \right)=0$. $\begin{align} & \frac{4{{x}^{2}}}{{{x}^{2}}+1}=0 \\ & x=0 \end{align}$ , Step 3: To calculate the y intercepts evaluate $f\left( 0 \right)$. $f\left( 0 \right)=0$ Step 4: Since the degree of the numerator is equal to the denominator, the horizontal asymptote is: $y=4$ Step 5: For the vertical asymptote, equate the denominator to 0. The function has no real asymptotes.
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