Rational Functions Exit Slip

Select the graph that show the corresponding vertical & horizontal asymptotes to this function

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What's the horizontal asymptote of the function?

• y = 0

• No horizontal asymptote

• y = 1

• y = 9

What's the horizontal asymptote of the function?

• y = 0

• No horizontal asymptote

• y = 1/2

• y = 1

What's the vertical asymptote of the function?

• x = -9

• x = 9

• x = 3 , x = -3

• x = 3

What's the vertical asymptote of the function?

• x = 5

• x = 0

• x =5 , x = -5

• x = 25

What are the coordinates of the hole, if one exists.

• (-1, -2)

• (-1, ½)

• (-1, -½)

• there isn't one

A vertical asymptote is found by setting the _________= to zero and solving for x 

• Numerator

• Denominator

• Right side 

• Left side

How do you determine the Horizontal Asymptote?

• replace all x-values with 0

• replace the y-value with 0 or make the numerator equal 0

• set denominator equal to 0

• compare the degrees of the numerator and denominator

A hole occurs when....

• You wear pants that are too tight.

• A factor from the numerator cancels with a factor in the denominator.

• The degree of the numerator is one more than the degree of the denominator.

• The denominator cannot be factored.