Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A
Precalc 12 Review Rational Functions 202324 EB
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1. An asymptote of a graph is a vertical or horizontal line that a part of the graph gets very close to (but never
reaches).
____ 2. A rational expression is the quotient of two polynomials.
g x
____ 3. Let f x be a rational function. If h(r) = 0, then y = r is a horizontal asymptote of the graph of f(x).
h x
g x
____ 4. Let f x be a rational function. If the degree of the numerator is greater than the degree of the
h x
denominator there will be no horizontal asymptote.
g x
____ 5. Let f x be a rational function. If the degree of the numerator isless than the degree of the
h x
denominator the line x = 0 is a horizontal asymptote.
g x
____ 6. Let f x be a rational function. If the degree of the numerator is equal to the degree of the
h x
denominator, the horizontal asymptote will be the ratio of the leading coefficients.
____ 7. To determine the excluded values of the domain of a rational function, find the values for which the
numerator is equal to zero.
2
____ 8. The graph of a rational function f x will have a vertical asymptote of x = -1 and a horizontal
x1
asymptote of y = 0.
1
Name: ________________________ ID: A
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
2x 4
____ 9. The horizontal asymptote of the graph of the function f x is
3x 5
3
a. y=0 c. y
2
2 5
b. y d. x
3 3
2x 4
____ 10. The vertical asymptote of the graph of the function f x is
3x 5
3 5
a. y c. x
2 3
3 2
b. x d. y
5 3
____ 11. Match the equation and the graph.
x3 x3
a. f x c. f x
x1 x1
x1 x1
b. f x d. f x
x3 x3
2
Name: ________________________ ID: A
____ 12. Match the equation and the graph.
x2 1
a. f x c. f x
x2 1 x 12
x2 1
b. f x 2 d. f x 2
x 1 x 1
3
Name: ________________________ ID: A
____ 13. Match the equation and the graph.
x
f x
x1
a. c.
b. d.
4
Name: ________________________ ID: A
____ 14. Match the equation and the graph.
x 2 2x
f x 2
x 2x 1
a. c.
b. d.
Short Answer
3
15. What are the vertical and horizontal asymptotes in the graph of the rational function f x 2 ?
x 4
2
5
Name: ________________________ ID: A
16. What are the vertical and horizontal asymptotes, and any holes in the graph of the rational funcion
8 4x
f x 2 ?
x 4
5 2x
17. For the graph of the rational function f x , find the domain, the vertical and horizontal asymptotes
x2
(if any), and approximate the x- and y-intercepts (if any).
6
Name: ________________________ ID: A
2
18. For the graph of the rational function f x , find the domain, the vertical and horizontal asymptotes
x 1
2
(if any), and approximate the x- and y-intercepts (if any).
7
Name: ________________________ ID: A
x 2 5x 6
19. For the graph of the rational function f x , find the domain, the vertical and horizontal
x2 x 2
asymptotes (if any), any holes, and approximate the x- and y-intercepts (if any).
8
Name: ________________________ ID: A
x
20. For the graph of the rational function f x 3, find the domain, the vertical and horizontal
x 42
asymptotes (if any), and approximate the x- and y-intercepts (if any).
9 x2
21. Sketch the graph of the rational function f x , Show where the hole appears.
x3
9
Name: ________________________ ID: A
x
22. For the function f x , fill in the given table.
x1
x 0.5 1.5 0.9 1.1 0.99 1.01
f(x)
a) What do you observe about the value of f(x) as x approaches the vertical asymptote from the right?
b) What do you observe about the value of f(x) as x approaches the vertical asymptote from the left?
c) What happens to the value of f(x) as x gets very large and positive?
d) What happens to the value of f(x) as x gets very large and negative?
3x a
23. Determine the vertical and horizontal asymptotes for the rational expression f x .
bx 2
2x 10
24. Identify any holes in the graph of the rational expression f x
x 3x 10
2
3x 2 12x
25. Identify any holes in the graph of the rational expression f x
x 3 2x 2 8x
3x 2 12x
26. Identify any vertical asymptotes in the graph of the rational expression f x
x 3 2x 2 8x
2x 10
27. Identify any vertical asymptotes in the graph of the rational expression f x .
2
x 3x 10
10
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Precalc 12 Review Rational Functions 202324 EB
Answer Section
TRUE/FALSE
1. ANS: T PTS: 1
2. ANS: T PTS: 1
3. ANS: F PTS: 1
4. ANS: T PTS: 1
5. ANS: F PTS: 1
6. ANS: T PTS: 1
7. ANS: F PTS: 1
8. ANS: T PTS: 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
9. ANS: B PTS: 1
10. ANS: C PTS: 1
11. ANS: A PTS: 1
12. ANS: B PTS: 1
13. ANS: C PTS: 1
14. ANS: D PTS: 1
SHORT ANSWER
15. ANS:
vertical asymptotes at x = -2, and x = 2
horizontal asymptote at y = 2
PTS: 1
16. ANS:
vertical asymptote at x = -2
horizontal asymptote at y = 0
hole at (2, -1)
PTS: 1
17. ANS:
vertical asymptote at x = -2
horizontal asymptote at y = -2
x - intercept ( 2.5, 0)
y - intercept (0, 2.5)
PTS: 1
1
ID: A
18. ANS:
vertical asymptote at x = -1. x = 1
horizontal asymptote at y = 0
x - intercept none
y - intercept (0, -2)
PTS: 1
19. ANS:
vertical asymptote at x = -1
horizontal asymptote at y = 1
x - intercept (3, 0)
y - intercept (0, -3)
hole at (2, -1/3)
PTS: 1
20. ANS:
vertical asymptote at x = -2. x = 2
horizontal asymptote at y = -2
x - intercepts (-1.84, 0) and (2.17, 0)
y - intercept (0, -3)
PTS: 1
21. ANS:
hole at (3, -6)
PTS: 1
2
ID: A
22. ANS:
x 0.5 1.5 0.9 1.1 0.99 1.01
f(x) -1 3 -9 11 -99 101
a) as x approaches 1 from the right, f(x) approaches
b) as x approaches 1 from the left, f(x) approaches -
c) as x gets very large and positive, f(x) approaches 1
c) as x gets very large and negative, f(x) approaches 1
PTS: 1
23. ANS:
2 3
x ,y
b b
PTS: 1
24. ANS:
5, 2
7
PTS: 1
25. ANS:
4, 1 , 0, 3
2 2
PTS: 1
26. ANS:
x=2
PTS: 1
27. ANS:
x=2
PTS: 1
3
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