Interpreting Rational Function Graphs

What is the horizontal asymptote to this function?

• y=4

• y=0

• y=-2

• y=1

What is the horizontal asymptote of the function given?

• y = 2

• x = 1

• x = 2

• y = -1

What are the asymptotes?

• x=-1 y = -3

• x=1 y = -3

• x=-1 y =3

• x=1, y=3

What are the asymptotes?

• x = -3        y = 1  

• x = 3         y = 1

• x = -3        y = -1

• x = 3         y = -1

What is the equation of the graph pictured?

Mathematical Equivalence

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Label the graph

b

c

d

e

a

Horizontal Asymptote

x-axis

origin

y-intercept

Vertical Asymptote

What is the horizontal asymptote?

• y = -4

• y = 1

• x = 1

• y = -6

Find the horizontal asymptote.

• None

• y=-2

• y=2

• y=0

What are the x-intercepts?

• (2/3, 0)

• (4,0) and (-2,0)

• (-8,0) and (1,0)

• (-4,0) and (2,0)