Question

Help? Please Graph too! Explain in as much steps as possible how to graph it? If I try and answer my way through it, I will literally fail--I kid you not. I would really appreciate it if you'd take some time to type out the steps with the solutions. I know that's much, but please--I really need this!

Answer 1

Don't worry about failure with this question. We'll get you to work through it. As for the first aspect of it, the domain, what values of x are allowed in the denominator? Hint: the denominator cannot be zero, so it is good to ask what values CANNOT be allowable for x? Show work

Answer 2

Since the domain has an unallowable value, and you say that you know that value, see what happens as x approaches that value from the right-hand side and from the left-hand side separately. Then see what happens to the corresponding "y" value.

Answer 3

HERE IS THE EXAMPLE :
http://www.analyzemath.com/Graphing/Graph_Abs_Val_Func.html

AND HERE : THE STEPS
http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/col_alg_tut31_graphfun1.htm

Answer 4

We will get the shape of the graph by exploring the various values of x. We will look at what happens to y as x as it goes to infinity, negative infinity, and any unallowable values of x from the right and from the left.

Answer 5

If you let x go to infinity, what happens to the denominator?

Answer 6

And after you answer that question, if you let x go to infinity, what happens to the whole expression 1 / (x + 1)? What does that go to?