Precalculus Name___________________________________

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Extra Practice of Rational Functions

For each function, identify the holes, intercepts, horizontal and vertical asymptote, and
domain. Then sketch the graph.

3x 2 + 3x - 18
1) f ( x) =
x 2 + 3x
y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

x 2 - x - 12
2) f ( x) =
-4x + 4
y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

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3) f ( x) =
4x 2 + 12x
y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

x+4
4) f ( x) =
-2x + 8
y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

x 2 - 3x - 4
5) f ( x) =
-4x - 8
y
8

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-2

-4

-6

-8

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 x 2 - 16
6) f ( x) =
3x 2 - 12
y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

x 2 - 3x - 4
7) f ( x) =
-4x 2 + 4x + 24
y
8

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

2x - 2
8) f ( x) =
x - 4x 2 + 3x
3

y
8

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-2

-4

-6

-8

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 -2x 2 - 12x - 16
9) f ( x) =
x 2 + 3x + 2
y
8

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-2

-4

-6

-8

2
10) f ( x) = 2
x - 3x
y
8

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-2

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Extra Practice of Rational Functions

For each function, identify the holes, intercepts, horizontal and vertical asymptote, and
domain. Then sketch the graph.

3x 2 + 3x - 18
1) f ( x) =
x 2 + 3x
y
8 Holes: x = -3
Horz. Asym.: y = 3
6 x-intercepts: 2, y-intercept: None
Domain:
All reals except 0, -3
4

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

x 2 - x - 12
2) f ( x) =
-4x + 4
y
8 Holes: None
Horz. Asym.: None
x-intercepts: 4, -3, y-intercept: -3
6
Domain:
All reals except 1
4

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

Worksheet by Kuta Software LLC

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 x 3 + 6x 2 + 8x
3) f ( x) =
4x 2 + 12x
y
8 Holes: x = 0
Horz. Asym.: None
x-intercepts: -4, -2, y-intercept: None
6
Domain:
All reals except -3, 0
4

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

x+4
4) f ( x) =
-2x + 8
y
8 Holes: None
1
Horz. Asym.: y = -
6 2
1
x-intercepts: -4, y-intercept:
4 2
Domain:
2 All reals except 4

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

x 2 - 3x - 4
5) f ( x) =
-4x - 8
y
8 Holes: None
Horz. Asym.: None
1
6 x-intercepts: 4, -1, y-intercept:
2
Domain:
4
All reals except -2
2

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-2

-4

-6

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 x 2 - 16
6) f ( x) =
3x 2 - 12
y
8 Holes: None
1
Horz. Asym.: y =
6 3
4
x-intercepts: 4, -4, y-intercept:
4 3
Domain:
2 All reals except -2, 2

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

x 2 - 3x - 4
7) f ( x) =
-4x 2 + 4x + 24
y
8 Holes: None
1
Horz. Asym.: y = -
6 4
1
x-intercepts: 4, -1, y-intercept: -
4 6
Domain:
2 All reals except -2, 3

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

2x - 2
8) f ( x) =
x - 4x 2 + 3x
3

y
8 Holes: x = 1
Horz. Asym.: y = 0
x-intercepts: None, y-intercept: None
6
Domain:
All reals except 0, 3, 1
4

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-2

-4

-6

-8

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 -2x 2 - 12x - 16
9) f ( x) =
x 2 + 3x + 2
y
8 Holes: x = -2
Horz. Asym.: y = -2
6 x-intercepts: -4, y-intercept: -8
Domain:
All reals except -1, -2
4

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-2

-4

-6

-8

2
10) f ( x) = 2
x - 3x
y
8 Holes: None
Horz. Asym.: y = 0
x-intercepts: None, y-intercept: None
6
Domain:
All reals except 0, 3
4

-8 -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 8 x
-2

-4

-6

-8

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