Name: ___________________________________ Unit 8: Rational Functions
Date: ________________________ Bell: ______ Homework 6: Graphing Reciprocal Functions
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The following changes represent transformations from the reciprocal parent function. Write
an equation to represent the new function, then identify the asymptotes.
1. Translated 2 units left and 9 units down. 2. Reflected across the x-axis, then translated 5
units up.
3. Vertically stretched by a factor of 4, then 4. Vertically stretched by a factor of 2, reflected
translated 3 units right. across the x-axis, then translated 1 unit left and
8 units up.
The vertical and horizontal asymptotes of a reciprocal function are given below. Write an
equation that could represent the function.
5. Asymptotes: x = 3 and y = -2. 6. Asymptotes: x = -7 and y = 0
Graph each function. Identify the domain, range, and asymptotes.
1 y −1 y
7. f ( x) = +3 8. f ( x) =
x x
x x
Domain: ___________________ VA: _______________ Domain: ___________________ VA: _______________
Range: ____________________ HA: _______________ Range: ____________________ HA: _______________
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1 y 3 y
9. f ( x) = 10. f ( x) = −1
x−4 x+2
x x
Domain: ___________________ VA: _______________ Domain: ___________________ VA: _______________
Range: ____________________ HA: _______________ Range: ____________________ HA: _______________
2 y −1 y
11. f ( x) = −5 12. f ( x) =
x x−6
x x
Domain: ___________________ VA: _______________ Domain: ___________________ VA: _______________
Range: ____________________ HA: _______________ Range: ____________________ HA: _______________
4 y −3 y
13. f ( x) = −2 14. f ( x) = +4
x −1 x+5
x x
Domain: ___________________ VA: _______________ Domain: ___________________ VA: _______________
Range: ____________________ HA: _______________ Range: ____________________ HA: _______________
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