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OpenStudy (anonymous):

y=1/x A. all real numbers B. all real numbers except 0 C. all positive numbers D. all negative numbers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is this all the information the problem gives you?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Range or domain?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

^That too.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Range

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If it's asking for domain, all real numbers except for zero. For range, also all real numbers except for zero.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So now that you've told her the answer it could be a good idea to explain why, then next time she can figure it out alone and take less time than this takes.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Alright ... (1/x) can take nonzero number. To make this very negative, simply put in a very close-to-zero but negative x. To make it very positive, simply put in a very close-to-zero but positive x. To make it near zero, simply put in a very positive or very negative x. But no matter what x you put in, you will never get zero. There are asymptotes at both x = 0 and y = 0.|dw:1354227575994:dw|

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