How do you graph # f(x)= x/(x+3)#?
1 Answer
graph{1-3/(x+3) [-10, 10, -15, 15]}
Explanation:
First of all, we see that the function is not defined at
More than that, as
If
Continuing analysis, we can see that, as
Now about constructing a graph.
The easiest way is to transform our function as follows:
So, we have to graph
According to the rules of graph transformation (seeUnizor - Algebra - Graph) we can construct this graph in the following steps:
Step 1. Graph
graph{1/x [-10, 10, -15, 15]}
Step 2. Shift it to the left by
graph{1/(x+3) [-10, 10, -15, 15]}
Step 3. Stretch it vertically by a factor of
graph{3/(x+3) [-10, 10, -15, 15]}
Step 4. Invert the graph (positive - to negative, negative - to positive), thus getting the graph of
graph{-3/(x+3) [-10, 10, -15, 15]}
Step 5. Finally, shift the graph up by
graph{1-3/(x+3) [-10, 10, -15, 15]}