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Grade 11

Graphing Hyperbolas

Interactive practice questions

Consider the function $y=\frac{1}{x}$y=1x which is defined for all real values of $x$x except $0$0.

a

Complete the following table of values.

$x$x $-2$2 $-1$1 $-\frac{1}{2}$12 $-\frac{1}{4}$14 $\frac{1}{4}$14 $\frac{1}{2}$12 $1$1 $2$2
$y$y $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$
b

Plot the points in the table of values.

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c

Hence draw the curve.

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d

In which quadrants does the graph lie?

$4$4

A

$3$3

B

$2$2

C

$1$1

D
Easy
5min

Consider the function $y=\frac{2}{x}$y=2x

Easy
2min

Ursula wants to sketch the graph of $y=\frac{7}{x}$y=7x, but knows that it will look similar to many other hyperbolas.

What can she do to the graph to show that it is the hyperbola $y=\frac{7}{x}$y=7x, rather than any other hyperbola of the form $y=\frac{k}{x}$y=kx?

Easy
< 1min

Consider the function $y=-\frac{1}{x}$y=1x

Easy
3min
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11U.A.1.9

Sketch graphs of y = af (k(x – d)) + c by applying one or more transformations to the graphs of f(x) = x, f(x) = x , f(x) = sqrt(x) and f(x) = 1/x, and state the domain and range of the transformed functions

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