# Chapter 3 - Polynomial and Rational Functions - 3.5 Rational Functions: Graphs, Applications, and Models - 3.5 Exercises: 1

The domain of the function is $(-\infty, 0) \cup (0, \infty)$. The range of the function is $(-\infty, 0) \cup (0, \infty)$.

#### Work Step by Step

The denominator is not allowed to be positive since dividing $0$ to any number gives an undefined expression. This means the value of $x$ cannot be zero. Thus, the domain is any real number except zero. In interval notation, the domain is $(-\infty, 0) \cup (0, \infty)$. The range is the set that contains all the possible values of $f(x)$ (or $y$). Note that the value of $\dfrac{1}{x}$ will never be equal to zero since when any non-zero number is divided to $1$, the quotient is always a non-zero number. Thus, the range is any real number except zero. In interval notation, the range is $(-\infty, 0) \cup (0, \infty)$.

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