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Reciprocal Functions

1) A reciprocal function f(x) is defined as 1/g(x), where g(x) is any function whose value is not equal to 0. 2) The graph of a reciprocal function can be obtained from the graph of the original function g(x) by taking the reciprocal of each y-value and flipping the graph across the x-axis. 3) Vertical asymptotes on the reciprocal function occur at the same x-values where the original function is undefined.

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Reciprocal Functions

1) A reciprocal function f(x) is defined as 1/g(x), where g(x) is any function whose value is not equal to 0. 2) The graph of a reciprocal function can be obtained from the graph of the original function g(x) by taking the reciprocal of each y-value and flipping the graph across the x-axis. 3) Vertical asymptotes on the reciprocal function occur at the same x-values where the original function is undefined.

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LESSON 6:

eciprocal Function
 
Recall that the product of a number and its
reciprocal is always equal to 1.
So, for any non-zero real number a, the
reciprocal of a is and the reciprocal of is a.
For a function , its reciprocal is , provided
that .
 

Definition:
A reciprocal function defined by if , .
 
Compare the functions and
Characteristics
Domain
Domain   
 
( − ∞ ,+ ∞ )  
( −∞ ,0 ) ∪ ( 0 ,+∞ )
Range
Range      
 
( − ∞ ,+ ∞ ) ( −∞ ,0 ) ∪ ( 0 ,+∞ )
 

End
End Behavior      
Behavior  
𝑥 →+∞ , 𝑦 →+∞ 𝑥 →+∞ ,
 
𝑦→0
  
 
𝑥 → −∞ , 𝑦 → − ∞   𝑥 → −∞ , 𝑦 → 0
Behavior
Behavior at
at x=0    y – intercept at 0. 𝑢 𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑
    
x=0  
𝑦=0 * x and * Vertical asymptote at x=0
Invariant Points
Invariant Points  
and     
 
For reciprocal functions:
Asymptote – a line whose distance from a given curve
approaches zero.
Vertical Asymptote – occur at the non-permissible
values of the function.
Horizontal Asymptote – describes the behavior of a
graph when is very large.
 Key Ideas:
You can obtain the graph of from the graph of by using the following guidelines:
 The non-permissible values of the reciprocal function are related to the position of the
vertical asymptotes. These are also the non-permissible values of the corresponding
rational expression, where the reciprocal function is undefined.
 Invariant points occur when the function f(x) has a value of 1 or -1. To determine the x-
coordinates of the invariant points, solve for the equation .
 The y-coordinates of the points on the graph of the reciprocal function are the
reciprocals of the y-coordinates of the corresponding points on the graph of .
 As the value of x approaches a non-permissible value, the absolute value of the
reciprocal function gets very large.
 As the absolute value of x gets very large, the absolute value of the reciprocal function
approaches zero.

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