{"id":292,"date":"2026-01-30T23:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/chapter\/rational-functions-get-stronger-key-precalculus-practice-page-answer-keys\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T23:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:02:51","slug":"rational-functions-get-stronger-key-precalculus-practice-page-answer-keys","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/chapter\/rational-functions-get-stronger-key-precalculus-practice-page-answer-keys\/","title":{"raw":"Rational Functions: Get Stronger Key -- Precalculus Practice Page Answer Keys","rendered":"Rational Functions: Get Stronger Key &#8212; Precalculus Practice Page Answer Keys"},"content":{"raw":"\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bc-section section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"chapter standard\" id=\"rational-functions-get-stronger-key\" title=\"Rational Functions: Get Stronger Key\">\n\t<div class=\"chapter-title-wrap\">\n\t\t<p class=\"chapter-number\"><\/p>\n\t\t<h1 class=\"chapter-title\">Rational Functions: Get Stronger Key<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ugc chapter-ugc\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Rational Functions<\/h2> <h2>Solutions to Odd-Numbered Exercises<\/h2> <p>1.&nbsp;The rational function will be represented by a quotient of polynomial functions.<\/p> <p>3.&nbsp;The numerator and denominator must have a common factor.<\/p> <p>5.&nbsp;Yes. The numerator of the formula of the functions would have only complex roots and\/or factors common to both the numerator and denominator.<\/p> <p>7.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{All reals }x\\ne -1, 1[\/latex]<\/p> <p>9.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{All reals }x\\ne -1, -2, 1, 2[\/latex]<\/p> <p>11.&nbsp;V.A. at [latex]x=-\\frac{2}{5}[\/latex]; H.A. at [latex]y=0[\/latex]; Domain is all reals [latex]x\\ne -\\frac{2}{5}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>13.&nbsp;V.A. at [latex]x=4, -9[\/latex]; H.A. at [latex]y=0[\/latex]; Domain is all reals [latex]x\\ne 4, -9[\/latex]<\/p> <p>15.&nbsp;V.A. at [latex]x=0, 4, -4[\/latex]; H.A. at [latex]y=0[\/latex]; Domain is all reals [latex]x\\ne 0,4, -4[\/latex]<\/p> <p>17.&nbsp;V.A. at [latex]x=-5[\/latex]; H.A. at [latex]y=0[\/latex]; Domain is all reals [latex]x\\ne 5,-5[\/latex]<\/p> <p>19.&nbsp;V.A. at [latex]x=\\frac{1}{3}[\/latex]; H.A. at [latex]y=-\\frac{2}{3}[\/latex]; Domain is all reals [latex]x\\ne \\frac{1}{3}[\/latex].<\/p> <p>21.&nbsp;none<\/p> <p>23.&nbsp;[latex]x\\text{-intercepts none, }y\\text{-intercept }\\left(0,\\frac{1}{4}\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>25.&nbsp;Local behavior: [latex]x\\to -{\\frac{1}{2}}^{+},f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty ,x\\to -{\\frac{1}{2}}^{-},f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex]<\/p> <p>End behavior: [latex]x\\to \\pm \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\frac{1}{2}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>27.&nbsp;Local behavior: [latex]x\\to {6}^{+},f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty ,x\\to {6}^{-},f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex], End behavior: [latex]x\\to \\pm \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to -2[\/latex]<\/p> <p>29.&nbsp;Local behavior: [latex]x\\to -{\\frac{1}{3}}^{+},f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,x\\to -{\\frac{1}{3}}^{-}[\/latex], [latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty ,x\\to {\\frac{5}{2}}^{-},f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,x\\to {\\frac{5}{2}}^{+}[\/latex] ,&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty[\/latex]<\/p> <p>End behavior: [latex]x\\to \\pm \\infty\\\\[\/latex], [latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\frac{1}{3}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>31.&nbsp;[latex]y=2x+4[\/latex]<\/p> <p>33.&nbsp;[latex]y=2x[\/latex]<\/p> <p>35.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=0,H.A.\\text{ }y=2[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230016\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_0082.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of a rational function.\"><\/p> <p>37.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=2,\\text{ }H.A.\\text{ }y=0[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230016\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_203.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of a rational function.\"><\/p> <p>39.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=-4,\\text{ }H.A.\\text{ }y=2;\\left(\\frac{3}{2},0\\right);\\left(0,-\\frac{3}{4}\\right)[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230016\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_205.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of p(x)=(2x-3)\/(x+4) with its vertical asymptote at x=-4 and horizontal asymptote at y=2.\"><\/p> <p>41.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=2,\\text{ }H.A.\\text{ }y=0,\\text{ }\\left(0,1\\right)[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230017\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_207.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of s(x)=4\/(x-2)^2 with its vertical asymptote at x=2 and horizontal asymptote at y=0.\"><\/p> <p>43.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=-4,\\text{ }x=\\frac{4}{3},\\text{ }H.A.\\text{ }y=1;\\left(5,0\\right);\\left(-\\frac{1}{3},0\\right);\\left(0,\\frac{5}{16}\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>45.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=-1,\\text{ }H.A.\\text{ }y=1;\\left(-3,0\\right);\\left(0,3\\right)[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230017\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_209.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)=(3x^2-14x-5)\/(3x^2+8x-16) with its vertical asymptotes at x=-4 and x=4\/3 and horizontal asymptote at y=1.\"><\/p> <p>47.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=4,\\text{ }S.A.\\text{ }y=2x+9;\\left(-1,0\\right);\\left(\\frac{1}{2},0\\right);\\left(0,\\frac{1}{4}\\right)[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230018\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_213.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of h(x)=(2x^2+x-1)\/(x-1) with its vertical asymptote at x=4 and slant asymptote at y=2x+9.\"><\/p> <p>49.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=-2,\\text{ }x=4,\\text{ }H.A.\\text{ }y=1,\\left(1,0\\right);\\left(5,0\\right);\\left(-3,0\\right);\\left(0,-\\frac{15}{16}\\right)[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230018\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_215.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of w(x)=(x-1)(x+3)(x-5)\/(x+2)^2(x-4) with its vertical asymptotes at x=-2 and x=4 and horizontal asymptote at y=1.\"><\/p> <p>51.&nbsp;[latex]y=50\\frac{{x}^{2}-x - 2}{{x}^{2}-25}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>53.&nbsp;[latex]y=7\\frac{{x}^{2}+2x - 24}{{x}^{2}+9x+20}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>55.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{1}{2}\\frac{{x}^{2}-4x+4}{x+1}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>57.&nbsp;[latex]y=4\\frac{x - 3}{{x}^{2}-x - 12}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>59.&nbsp;[latex]y=-9\\frac{x - 2}{{x}^{2}-9}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>61.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{1}{3}\\frac{{x}^{2}+x - 6}{x - 1}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>63.&nbsp;[latex]y=-6\\frac{{\\left(x - 1\\right)}^{2}}{\\left(x+3\\right){\\left(x - 2\\right)}^{2}}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>65.<\/p> <table><tbody><tr><td><em>x<\/em><\/td> <td>2.01<\/td> <td>2.001<\/td> <td>2.0001<\/td> <td>1.99<\/td> <td>1.999<\/td> <\/tr> <tr><td><em>y<\/em><\/td> <td>100<\/td> <td>1,000<\/td> <td>10,000<\/td> <td>\u2013100<\/td> <td>\u20131,000<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <table><tbody><tr><td><em>x<\/em><\/td> <td>10<\/td> <td>100<\/td> <td>1,000<\/td> <td>10,000<\/td> <td>100,000<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <tbody><tr><td><em>y<\/em><\/td> <td>.125<\/td> <td>.0102<\/td> <td>.001<\/td> <td>.0001<\/td> <td>.00001<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <p>Vertical asymptote [latex]x=2[\/latex], Horizontal asymptote [latex]y=0[\/latex]<\/p> <p>67.<\/p> <table><tbody><tr><td><em>x<\/em><\/td> <td>\u20134.1<\/td> <td>\u20134.01<\/td> <td>\u20134.001<\/td> <td>\u20133.99<\/td> <td>\u20133.999<\/td> <\/tr> <tr><td><em>y<\/em><\/td> <td>82<\/td> <td>802<\/td> <td>8,002<\/td> <td>\u2013798<\/td> <td>\u20137998<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <table><tbody><tr><td><em>x<\/em><\/td> <td>10<\/td> <td>100<\/td> <td>1,000<\/td> <td>10,000<\/td> <td>100,000<\/td> <\/tr> <tr><td><em>y<\/em><\/td> <td>1.4286<\/td> <td>1.9331<\/td> <td>1.992<\/td> <td>1.9992<\/td> <td>1.999992<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <p id=\"fs-id1165135640960\">Vertical asymptote [latex]x=-4[\/latex], Horizontal asymptote [latex]y=2[\/latex]<\/p> <p>69.<\/p> <table><tbody><tr><td><em>x<\/em><\/td> <td>\u2013.9<\/td> <td>\u2013.99<\/td> <td>\u2013.999<\/td> <td>\u20131.1<\/td> <td>\u20131.01<\/td> <\/tr> <tr><td><em>y<\/em><\/td> <td>81<\/td> <td>9,801<\/td> <td>998,001<\/td> <td>121<\/td> <td>10,201<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <table><tbody><tr><td><em>x<\/em><\/td> <td>10<\/td> <td>100<\/td> <td>1,000<\/td> <td>10,000<\/td> <td>100,000<\/td> <\/tr> <tr><td><i>y<\/i><\/td> <td>.82645<\/td> <td>.9803<\/td> <td>.998<\/td> <td>.9998<\/td> <td><\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <p>Vertical asymptote [latex]x=-1[\/latex], Horizontal asymptote [latex]y=1[\/latex]<\/p> <p>71.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(\\frac{3}{2},\\infty \\right)[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230019\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_226.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)=4\/(2x-3).\"><\/p> <p>73.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(-2,1\\right)\\cup \\left(4,\\infty \\right)[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230019\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_228.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)=(x+2)\/(x-1)(x-4).\"><\/p> <p>75.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(2,4\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>77.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(2,5\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>79.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(-1,\\text{1}\\right)[\/latex]<\/p> <p>81.&nbsp;[latex]C\\left(t\\right)=\\frac{8+2t}{300+20t}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>83.&nbsp;After about 6.12 hours.<\/p> <p>85.&nbsp;[latex]A\\left(x\\right)=50{x}^{2}+\\frac{800}{x}[\/latex]. 2 by 2 by 5 feet.<\/p> <p>87.&nbsp;[latex]A\\left(x\\right)=\\pi {x}^{2}+\\frac{100}{x}[\/latex]. Radius = 2.52 meters.<\/p> <h2>Modeling Using Variation<\/h2> <h2>Solutions to Odd-Numbered Exercises<\/h2> <p>1.&nbsp;The graph will have the appearance of a power function.<\/p> <p>3.&nbsp;No. Multiple variables may jointly vary.<\/p> <p>5.&nbsp;[latex]y=5{x}^{2}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>7.&nbsp;[latex]y=10{x}^{3}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>9.&nbsp;[latex]y=6{x}^{4}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>11.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{18}{{x}^{2}}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>13.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{81}{{x}^{4}}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>15.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{20}{\\sqrt[3]{x}}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>17.&nbsp;[latex]y=10xzw[\/latex]<\/p> <p>19.&nbsp;[latex]y=10x\\sqrt{z}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>21.&nbsp;[latex]y=4\\frac{xz}{w}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>23.&nbsp;[latex]y=40\\frac{xz}{\\sqrt{w}{t}^{2}}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>25.&nbsp;[latex]y=256[\/latex]<\/p> <p>27.&nbsp;[latex]y=6[\/latex]<\/p> <p>29.&nbsp;[latex]y=6[\/latex]<\/p> <p>31.&nbsp;[latex]y=27[\/latex]<\/p> <p>33.&nbsp;[latex]y=3[\/latex]<\/p> <p>35.&nbsp;[latex]y=18[\/latex]<\/p> <p>37.&nbsp;[latex]y=90[\/latex]<\/p> <p>39.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{81}{2}[\/latex]<\/p> <p>41.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{3}{4}{x}^{2}[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230019\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_09_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of y=3\/4(x^2).\"><\/p> <p>43.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{1}{3}\\sqrt{x}[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230020\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_09_2032.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of y=1\/3sqrt(x).\"><\/p> <p>45.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{4}{{x}^{2}}[\/latex]<br> <img src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230020\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_09_2052.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of y=4\/(x^2).\"><\/p> <p>47.&nbsp;1.89 years<\/p> <p>49.&nbsp;0.61 years<\/p> <p>51.&nbsp;3 seconds<\/p> <p>53.&nbsp;48 inches<\/p> <p>55.&nbsp;49.75 pounds<\/p> <p>57.&nbsp;33.33 amperes<\/p> <p>59.&nbsp;2.88 inches<\/p> \n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n","rendered":"<div class=\"bc-section section\">\n<div class=\"chapter standard\" id=\"rational-functions-get-stronger-key\" title=\"Rational Functions: Get Stronger Key\">\n<div class=\"chapter-title-wrap\">\n<p class=\"chapter-number\">\n<h1 class=\"chapter-title\">Rational Functions: Get Stronger Key<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ugc chapter-ugc\">\n<h2>Rational Functions<\/h2>\n<h2>Solutions to Odd-Numbered Exercises<\/h2>\n<p>1.&nbsp;The rational function will be represented by a quotient of polynomial functions.<\/p>\n<p>3.&nbsp;The numerator and denominator must have a common factor.<\/p>\n<p>5.&nbsp;Yes. The numerator of the formula of the functions would have only complex roots and\/or factors common to both the numerator and denominator.<\/p>\n<p>7.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{All reals }x\\ne -1, 1[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>9.&nbsp;[latex]\\text{All reals }x\\ne -1, -2, 1, 2[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>11.&nbsp;V.A. at [latex]x=-\\frac{2}{5}[\/latex]; H.A. at [latex]y=0[\/latex]; Domain is all reals [latex]x\\ne -\\frac{2}{5}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>13.&nbsp;V.A. at [latex]x=4, -9[\/latex]; H.A. at [latex]y=0[\/latex]; Domain is all reals [latex]x\\ne 4, -9[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>15.&nbsp;V.A. at [latex]x=0, 4, -4[\/latex]; H.A. at [latex]y=0[\/latex]; Domain is all reals [latex]x\\ne 0,4, -4[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>17.&nbsp;V.A. at [latex]x=-5[\/latex]; H.A. at [latex]y=0[\/latex]; Domain is all reals [latex]x\\ne 5,-5[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>19.&nbsp;V.A. at [latex]x=\\frac{1}{3}[\/latex]; H.A. at [latex]y=-\\frac{2}{3}[\/latex]; Domain is all reals [latex]x\\ne \\frac{1}{3}[\/latex].<\/p>\n<p>21.&nbsp;none<\/p>\n<p>23.&nbsp;[latex]x\\text{-intercepts none, }y\\text{-intercept }\\left(0,\\frac{1}{4}\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>25.&nbsp;Local behavior: [latex]x\\to -{\\frac{1}{2}}^{+},f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty ,x\\to -{\\frac{1}{2}}^{-},f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>End behavior: [latex]x\\to \\pm \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\frac{1}{2}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>27.&nbsp;Local behavior: [latex]x\\to {6}^{+},f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty ,x\\to {6}^{-},f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty[\/latex], End behavior: [latex]x\\to \\pm \\infty ,f\\left(x\\right)\\to -2[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>29.&nbsp;Local behavior: [latex]x\\to -{\\frac{1}{3}}^{+},f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,x\\to -{\\frac{1}{3}}^{-}[\/latex], [latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty ,x\\to {\\frac{5}{2}}^{-},f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\infty ,x\\to {\\frac{5}{2}}^{+}[\/latex] ,&nbsp;[latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to -\\infty[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>End behavior: [latex]x\\to \\pm \\infty\\\\[\/latex], [latex]f\\left(x\\right)\\to \\frac{1}{3}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>31.&nbsp;[latex]y=2x+4[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>33.&nbsp;[latex]y=2x[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>35.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=0,H.A.\\text{ }y=2[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230016\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_0082.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of a rational function.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>37.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=2,\\text{ }H.A.\\text{ }y=0[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230016\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_203.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of a rational function.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>39.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=-4,\\text{ }H.A.\\text{ }y=2;\\left(\\frac{3}{2},0\\right);\\left(0,-\\frac{3}{4}\\right)[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230016\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_205.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of p(x)=(2x-3)\/(x+4) with its vertical asymptote at x=-4 and horizontal asymptote at y=2.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>41.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=2,\\text{ }H.A.\\text{ }y=0,\\text{ }\\left(0,1\\right)[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230017\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_207.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of s(x)=4\/(x-2)^2 with its vertical asymptote at x=2 and horizontal asymptote at y=0.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>43.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=-4,\\text{ }x=\\frac{4}{3},\\text{ }H.A.\\text{ }y=1;\\left(5,0\\right);\\left(-\\frac{1}{3},0\\right);\\left(0,\\frac{5}{16}\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>45.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=-1,\\text{ }H.A.\\text{ }y=1;\\left(-3,0\\right);\\left(0,3\\right)[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230017\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_209.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)=(3x^2-14x-5)\/(3x^2+8x-16) with its vertical asymptotes at x=-4 and x=4\/3 and horizontal asymptote at y=1.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>47.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=4,\\text{ }S.A.\\text{ }y=2x+9;\\left(-1,0\\right);\\left(\\frac{1}{2},0\\right);\\left(0,\\frac{1}{4}\\right)[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230018\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_213.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of h(x)=(2x^2+x-1)\/(x-1) with its vertical asymptote at x=4 and slant asymptote at y=2x+9.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>49.&nbsp;[latex]V.A.\\text{ }x=-2,\\text{ }x=4,\\text{ }H.A.\\text{ }y=1,\\left(1,0\\right);\\left(5,0\\right);\\left(-3,0\\right);\\left(0,-\\frac{15}{16}\\right)[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230018\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_215.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of w(x)=(x-1)(x+3)(x-5)\/(x+2)^2(x-4) with its vertical asymptotes at x=-2 and x=4 and horizontal asymptote at y=1.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>51.&nbsp;[latex]y=50\\frac{{x}^{2}-x - 2}{{x}^{2}-25}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>53.&nbsp;[latex]y=7\\frac{{x}^{2}+2x - 24}{{x}^{2}+9x+20}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>55.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{1}{2}\\frac{{x}^{2}-4x+4}{x+1}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>57.&nbsp;[latex]y=4\\frac{x - 3}{{x}^{2}-x - 12}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>59.&nbsp;[latex]y=-9\\frac{x - 2}{{x}^{2}-9}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>61.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{1}{3}\\frac{{x}^{2}+x - 6}{x - 1}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>63.&nbsp;[latex]y=-6\\frac{{\\left(x - 1\\right)}^{2}}{\\left(x+3\\right){\\left(x - 2\\right)}^{2}}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>65.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>x<\/em><\/td>\n<td>2.01<\/td>\n<td>2.001<\/td>\n<td>2.0001<\/td>\n<td>1.99<\/td>\n<td>1.999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>y<\/em><\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>1,000<\/td>\n<td>10,000<\/td>\n<td>\u2013100<\/td>\n<td>\u20131,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>x<\/em><\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>1,000<\/td>\n<td>10,000<\/td>\n<td>100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>y<\/em><\/td>\n<td>.125<\/td>\n<td>.0102<\/td>\n<td>.001<\/td>\n<td>.0001<\/td>\n<td>.00001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Vertical asymptote [latex]x=2[\/latex], Horizontal asymptote [latex]y=0[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>67.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>x<\/em><\/td>\n<td>\u20134.1<\/td>\n<td>\u20134.01<\/td>\n<td>\u20134.001<\/td>\n<td>\u20133.99<\/td>\n<td>\u20133.999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>y<\/em><\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<td>802<\/td>\n<td>8,002<\/td>\n<td>\u2013798<\/td>\n<td>\u20137998<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>x<\/em><\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>1,000<\/td>\n<td>10,000<\/td>\n<td>100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>y<\/em><\/td>\n<td>1.4286<\/td>\n<td>1.9331<\/td>\n<td>1.992<\/td>\n<td>1.9992<\/td>\n<td>1.999992<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165135640960\">Vertical asymptote [latex]x=-4[\/latex], Horizontal asymptote [latex]y=2[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>69.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>x<\/em><\/td>\n<td>\u2013.9<\/td>\n<td>\u2013.99<\/td>\n<td>\u2013.999<\/td>\n<td>\u20131.1<\/td>\n<td>\u20131.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>y<\/em><\/td>\n<td>81<\/td>\n<td>9,801<\/td>\n<td>998,001<\/td>\n<td>121<\/td>\n<td>10,201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>x<\/em><\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>100<\/td>\n<td>1,000<\/td>\n<td>10,000<\/td>\n<td>100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i>y<\/i><\/td>\n<td>.82645<\/td>\n<td>.9803<\/td>\n<td>.998<\/td>\n<td>.9998<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Vertical asymptote [latex]x=-1[\/latex], Horizontal asymptote [latex]y=1[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>71.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(\\frac{3}{2},\\infty \\right)[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230019\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_226.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)=4\/(2x-3).\" \/><\/p>\n<p>73.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(-2,1\\right)\\cup \\left(4,\\infty \\right)[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230019\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_07_228.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of f(x)=(x+2)\/(x-1)(x-4).\" \/><\/p>\n<p>75.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(2,4\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>77.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(2,5\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>79.&nbsp;[latex]\\left(-1,\\text{1}\\right)[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>81.&nbsp;[latex]C\\left(t\\right)=\\frac{8+2t}{300+20t}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>83.&nbsp;After about 6.12 hours.<\/p>\n<p>85.&nbsp;[latex]A\\left(x\\right)=50{x}^{2}+\\frac{800}{x}[\/latex]. 2 by 2 by 5 feet.<\/p>\n<p>87.&nbsp;[latex]A\\left(x\\right)=\\pi {x}^{2}+\\frac{100}{x}[\/latex]. Radius = 2.52 meters.<\/p>\n<h2>Modeling Using Variation<\/h2>\n<h2>Solutions to Odd-Numbered Exercises<\/h2>\n<p>1.&nbsp;The graph will have the appearance of a power function.<\/p>\n<p>3.&nbsp;No. Multiple variables may jointly vary.<\/p>\n<p>5.&nbsp;[latex]y=5{x}^{2}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>7.&nbsp;[latex]y=10{x}^{3}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>9.&nbsp;[latex]y=6{x}^{4}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>11.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{18}{{x}^{2}}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>13.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{81}{{x}^{4}}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>15.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{20}{\\sqrt[3]{x}}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>17.&nbsp;[latex]y=10xzw[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>19.&nbsp;[latex]y=10x\\sqrt{z}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>21.&nbsp;[latex]y=4\\frac{xz}{w}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>23.&nbsp;[latex]y=40\\frac{xz}{\\sqrt{w}{t}^{2}}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>25.&nbsp;[latex]y=256[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>27.&nbsp;[latex]y=6[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>29.&nbsp;[latex]y=6[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>31.&nbsp;[latex]y=27[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>33.&nbsp;[latex]y=3[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>35.&nbsp;[latex]y=18[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>37.&nbsp;[latex]y=90[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>39.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{81}{2}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>41.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{3}{4}{x}^{2}[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230019\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_09_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of y=3\/4(x^2).\" \/><\/p>\n<p>43.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{1}{3}\\sqrt{x}[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230020\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_09_2032.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of y=1\/3sqrt(x).\" \/><\/p>\n<p>45.&nbsp;[latex]y=\\frac{4}{{x}^{2}}[\/latex]<br \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/01\/30230020\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_03_09_2052.jpg\" alt=\"Graph of y=4\/(x^2).\" \/><\/p>\n<p>47.&nbsp;1.89 years<\/p>\n<p>49.&nbsp;0.61 years<\/p>\n<p>51.&nbsp;3 seconds<\/p>\n<p>53.&nbsp;48 inches<\/p>\n<p>55.&nbsp;49.75 pounds<\/p>\n<p>57.&nbsp;33.33 amperes<\/p>\n<p>59.&nbsp;2.88 inches<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"part":224,"module-header":"","content_attributions":null,"internal_book_links":[],"video_content":null,"cc_video_embed_content":{"cc_scripts":"","media_targets":[]},"try_it_collection":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/292"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":298,"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/292\/revisions\/298"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/224"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/292\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=292"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=292"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/qrpracticepages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}