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Name:_______________________

Date assigned:______________ Precalculus | Packer Collegiate Institute

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Rational Functions #1

Warm Up: Multiplying Functions Together! Togethes!!! We are graphically going to multiply two functions together.

f ( x) 2 and g ( x) x .
Let h( x) f ( x) g ( x) . To get us primed, find h(2) ______ and h(3) ______ Now do this for all the points! And for all the glory!!!

f ( x)

g ( x)

h( x ) f ( x ) g ( x )

Section 1: Graphically Multiplying Functions Together Do the same. Multiply the first two functions graphed to find the product of those functions. Do not do it algebraically. Problem 1:

Problem 2:

Problem 3:

Problem 4:

Problem 5:

Problem 6:

Section 2: Dividing Functions Dividing two functions is slightly harder to do graphically. Remember that order matters for division! Try it! First, find h(3) ____, h(2) ____, h(1) ____, h(0) ____, h(1) ____, h(2) ____, h(3) ____

f ( x)

g ( x)

h( x ) f ( x ) / g ( x )

Problem 1:

f ( x)

g ( x)

h( x ) f ( x ) / g ( x )

Problem 2:

f ( x)

g ( x)

h( x ) f ( x ) / g ( x )

Problem 3:1

f ( x)

g ( x)

h( x ) f ( x ) / g ( x )

Careful! Remember the Greatest Sin of Mathematics! Thou shalt not divide by.

Problem 4:

f ( x)

g ( x)

h( x ) f ( x ) / g ( x )

Id like for you to check your final graph by filling in this very special table of values

In order to do that:

f ( x) ________________ g ( x) ________________
-1 0 0.5 0.9 0.99 1 1.01 1.1 1.5 2 3

x f ( x)
g ( x)

-3

-2

h( x )

If you need to modify your graph based on the table of values, please do so. Follow Up! When we divide functions, we see crazy/unexpected things happen when [continue this sentence, and explain why the crazy things happen]

Problem 5: Challenge!

f ( x)

g ( x)

h( x ) f ( x ) / g ( x )

Section 3: Observations Multiplying Functions 1. When multiplying functions, when one part of a function doesnt exist (e.g. a hole, a chunk of the function is missing), what happens to the product function at those values?

2. When multiplying functions, when one function has an x-intercept (and the other function exists), what is true about the product function?

3. When multiplying functions, when one function has a constant height of 1, how does that affect the product function?

Dividing Functions 4. When dividing functions, we have a problem with dividing by zero. When the denominator of a function is zero, what possible things can happen in the quotient function at those values?

5. When dividing functions, when is the quotient function going to hit the x-axis? How do you know?

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