Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Chapter 3 - Polynomial and Rational Functions - Cumulative Review - Page 270: 15

Answer

(a) $\{x|x\ne1\}$, (b) not on the graph, (c) $ 4$, $(3,4)$, (d) $x=\frac{7}{4}$ , $(\frac{7}{4},9)$ (e) rational function.

Work Step by Step

Given $f(x)=\frac{x+5}{x-1}$, we have: (a) The domain $\{x|x\ne1\}$, (b) $f(2)=\frac{2+5}{2-1}=7\ne6$, thus $(2,6)$ is not on the graph, (c) $f(3)=\frac{3+5}{3-1}=4$, thus $(3,4)$ is a point on the graph, (d) $\frac{x+5}{x-1}=9\Longrightarrow x+5=9x-9 \Longrightarrow x=\frac{7}{4}$ and $(\frac{7}{4},9)$ is a point on the graph, (e) $f(x)$ is a rational function.
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