Mathematics Grade 11
Unit-2
Rational Expressions And Rational Functions
EUEE 2002 – 2016
Part – 1
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1. Which of the following is a rational function? (2002)
𝟐𝒙𝟑 −𝒙 + log 𝟐 𝒙𝟐 −𝟐𝒙 +𝒙
A. 𝒇 𝒙 = 𝒙𝟒 +𝒙𝟐 + 𝝅
C.𝒇 𝒙 =
𝒙𝟒 +𝒙+𝟏
𝒙𝟐 + sin 𝒙+𝟐
B. 𝒈 𝒙 = 𝟑𝒙𝟒 − 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏 + 𝟐𝒙 D.
𝒙+𝟏
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2. If p(x) = x – 4, q(x) = x² + 8 and r(x) = x² – 2x – 8, then which of the following
𝑥 𝑞(𝑥)
is the most simplified expression of f(x) = − ? (2002)
𝑝(𝑥) 𝑟(𝑥)
𝑥 𝑥 2 +8 2 8𝑥 2𝑥+8
A. − B. C. D.
𝑥−4 𝑥 2 −2𝑥−8 𝑥+2 𝑥−4 𝑥 2 −2𝑥−8
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1 −1
3. What is the solution set of 1 − ≤ ? (2002)
𝑥+2 𝑥
A. (-2, 0) B. (0, ∞) C. (-∞, -2) D. (-∞, -2) ∪ (0, ∞)
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4. Which of the following functions could most likely be sketched as in the figure
below? (2002)
2𝑥
A. f(x) =
𝑥+1
2𝑥(𝑥−1)
B. f(x) =
𝑥 2 −1
2
C. f(x) =
𝑥+1
2𝑥 2
D. f(x) =
𝑥 2 −1
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𝑥 2 +1
5. Which one of the following is the domain of g(x) =1 − 4 ? (2003)
𝑥 +𝑥
(A) ℝ \ {0} (B) ℝ \ {-1}
(C) ℝ \ {0, 1} (D) ℝ \ {-1, 0}
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6. Which of the following is a simplified form of
1
𝑡− 𝑡 𝑡 2 −2𝑡+1
𝑡 ÷ ,𝑡 ≠ 0 𝑎𝑑 𝑡 ≠ 1? (2003)
1+ 1−𝑡 𝑡
(A) t + 1 (B) t – 1 (C) 1 – t (D) –t – 1
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7. What are the respective values of A, B, and C, so that
𝑥−1 𝐴 𝐵𝑥+𝐶
= + ? (2003)
𝑥 3 +𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 2 +1
(A) –1, 1, 1 (B) –1, 1, 2 (C) 1, –2, 0 (D) 3, 1, 2
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5 𝑥−1 1
8. What is the solution set of 1 − 2 = − ? (2003)
𝑥 +4 𝑥 2 −𝑥 𝑥
(A) {1, –1} (B) {2}
(C) {–1} (D) {1, 2, –1}
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𝑥 2 −1
9. Which of the following is NOT true about the graph of g(x) = ? (2003)
𝑥 2 +1
(A) The range of g is (-∞, 1).
(B) g is an even function.
(C) The line y = 1 is a horizontal asymptote.
(D) As x → –∞, g(x) → 1.
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10. Which of the following functions could most likely be drawn as in the figure
below? (2003)
𝑥
(A) f(x) =
𝑥−2
𝑥 2 +2𝑥
(B) f(x) =
𝑥 2 −4
𝑥+1
(C) f(x) =
𝑥−2
𝑥 2 +2𝑥
(D) f(x) =
𝑥 3 −4
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1
4−(𝑎−2)2 1− 2
11. Which of the following is a simplified form of ÷ 𝑎 +1
? (2004)
𝑎4 +2𝑎2 +1 𝑎
4−𝑎 𝑎 1 4−𝑎
(A) (B) - (C) - (D)
𝑎 𝑎2 +1 𝑎2 (𝑎2 +1) 𝑎2 +1
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𝑥−1
12. If f(x) = which of the following is true about f? (2004)
𝑥−2 2 (𝑥+1)
(A) Its graph has an oblique asymptote.
(B) The graph of f does not meet its asymptote.
(C) As x → - 1⁺, f(x) → –∞.
(D) As x → 2⁻, f(x) → –∞.
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13. Which one of the following functions has NO vertical asymptote? (2005)
(A) f(x) = ln(x + 1)
𝑥 2 +1
(B) f(x) =
𝑥 3 +8
𝑥 2 −9
(C) f(x) =
𝑥−3
𝑥−1
(D) f(x) =
𝑥 2 −𝑥
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2 𝑥−2 2𝑥−2
14. What is the solution set of − =1− ? (2005)
𝑥 𝑥 2 −2𝑥 3𝑥−2
(A) {1, –2} (B) {1, 2} (C) {–1} (D) {1}
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15. Which one of the following is true? (2006)
(A) A polynomial can have infinitely many vertical asymptotes.
(B) The graph of a rational function can never cross its horizontal asymptote.
3𝑥−1
(C) The graph of f(x) = has no horizontal asymptote.
𝑥−1
𝑥 3 −𝑥
(D) The graph of f(x) = has no vertical asymptote.
𝑥 2 −𝑥
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𝑥+1
16. If f(x) = and f(a) = 5, then f(2a) is equal to: (2006)
𝑥−1
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 8
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𝑥 2 −1
17. Which one of the following is true about the graph of f(x) = ? (2006)
𝑥−𝑥 2
(A) x = 0 and x = 1 are its vertical asymptotes.
(B) y = 1 is its horizontal asymptote.
(C) y = x – 1 is its oblique asymptote.
(D) It is almost the same as the horizontal line y = –1 as x → ±∞.
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𝑥 2 −1
18. The value(s) of x where the graph of the function y = crosses its horizontal
𝑥3
asymptote is (are): (2007)
(A) x = -2 (C) x = 0
(B) x = -1 and x = 1 (D) x = -√2 and x = 1 + √2
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𝑝(𝑥) 1 1
19. If p(x) = 3x² and q(x) = x² + x, then what is the solution set of − = ? (2007)
3𝑞(𝑥) 𝑥 𝑞(𝑥)
(A) {-1, 2} (B) {2} (C) {-3, 2} (D) {-3}
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20. Which of the following functions could most likely be drawn as in Figure
below? (2007)
𝑥+3
(A)
𝑥+2
𝑥 2 −2𝑥
B)
𝑥 2 −4
−𝑥 2 −𝑥+6
(C)
𝑥 2 −4
𝑥 2 +𝑥−6
(D)
𝑥 2 −4
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Mathematics Grade 11
Unit-2
Rational Expressions And Rational Functions
EUEE 2002 – 2016
Part - 2
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1
1− 1
21. What is the solution set of 𝑥
1 = 3𝑥 2 − 1 ? (2008)
1− 2 1+𝑥
𝑥
(A) {-1, ⅓} (B) {⅓}
(C) {3, -⅓} (D) {-⅓}
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𝑄(𝑥)
22. Suppose f(x) = , where Q(x) is a quadratic function. Which one of the
𝑥(𝑥 2 −1)
following is necessarily true about the graph of f? (2008)
(A) x = 0, x = 1 and x = -1 are the vertical asymptotes of the graph of f.
(B) The graph of f does not intersect with its horizontal asymptote.
(C) The vertical asymptote of the graph of f is only x = -1 if Q(x) = x² - x.
(D) The vertical asymptote of the graph of f is only x = 1 if Q(x) = 2x².
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𝑥 3 −𝑥
23. Which one of the following is true about the graph of f(x) = ? (2009)
𝑥 3 (𝑥−1)
(A) The vertical asymptotes of the graph are x = 0 and x = 1.
(B) A horizontal asymptote of the graph is y = 1.
(C) The graph intersects its horizontal asymptote at point (-1, 0).
(D) The graph intersects the vertical line x = 1 at point (1, 2).
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1
1 1 𝑥+
24. What is the solution set of 1− 1 = 𝑥
1 ? (2009)
1+𝑥 1−𝑥 𝑥−𝑥
(A) {} (B) {-1}
(C) {1} (D) {-1, 1}
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𝑥 2 +5𝑥+6
25. Which one of the following is true about the graph of f(x) = + 3? (2011)
𝑥 2 −4
(A) The graph has a hole at x = 2.
(B) The vertical asymptotes of the graph are x = -2 and x = 2.
(C) A horizontal asymptote of the graph is y = 4.
(D) The graph has y-intercept at (0, -³/₂).
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𝑥 2 −𝑥
26. Let f(x) = , Which of the following is NOT true about f and its graph? (2012/13)
2𝑥 2 −𝑥−1
A. x = -½ is a vertical asymptote.
B. The graph of f has a hole at (1, ⅓).
C. f is an even function.
D. y = ½ is a horizontal asymptote.
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2𝑥+4
27. Given a rational function f(x) = , which of the following is NOT true about
𝑥−1
its graph? The graph has: (2012/13)
A. a horizontal asymptote, y = 2.
B. a vertical asymptote, x = 1.
C. y-intercept (0, -4).
D. x-intercept at (-4, 0)
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1 𝑥+1
28. Which of the following is the universal set of the expression + ? (2013/14)
𝑥2 𝑥 2 +𝑥
A. ℝ\{0, -1} B. ℝ\{0, 1, -1}
C. ℝ\{0} D. ℝ\{0, 1}
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29. The graph of a rational function is given as in Figure below. Which of the following is
NOT true about the graph? (2013/14)
A. It is increasing on (-∞, 1).
B. It is decreasing on (1, ∞).
C. y = 0 is its horizontal asymptote.
D. x = 1 is its vertical asymptote.
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4𝑥 3 −64
30. Which one of the following is the simplified form of for x ≠ 2? (2014/15)
2−𝑥
A. 4(x + 2)(x² + 4)
B. 4(x - 2)(x² - 4)
C. -4(x + 2)(x² + 4)
D. -4(x - 2)(x² + 4)
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𝑥 2 +14 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶
31. If = + + , then what are the values of A, B and C
(𝑥+2)(𝑥−1)2 𝑥+2 𝑥−1 (𝑥−1)2
respectively? (2015)
A. 1, -1, 3 B. 3, -2, 6
C. 2, -2, -5 D. 2, -1, 5
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32. Which of the following line is true about the intercept and symmetry of the graph of
𝑥 3 −3𝑥
f(x) = ? (2015)
𝑥 2 −6
A. The graph is symmetrical with respect to the y-axis.
B. Its y-intercept is 3.
C. Its x-intercepts are ±√6.
D. The graph is symmetrical with respect to the origin.
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𝑥+3 𝑥−3
33. Which of the following is the simplified form of [x − ] ÷ ]? (2016 Natural)
𝑥−1 𝑥 2 −2𝑥+1
A. (x² - 2x + 3) / (x - 1), x ≠ 3
B. (-1 + x) / (x - 3), x ≠ 1
C. x² - 1, x ≠ 1, 3
D. x² - 2x + 1, x ≠ 1, 3
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2𝑥−1
34. Which one of the following is the range of the function f(x) = ? (2016 Social)
𝑥+3
A. ℝ\{-3} B. ℝ\{2}
C. ℝ\{-1⅓} D. ℝ\{1½}
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