Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-47064-772-1

Chapter 0 - Before Calculus - 0.3 Families Of Function - Exercises Set 0.3 - Page 37: 30

Answer

The equation of the form $y = \frac{k}{(x^2 + bx + c)}$ whose graph is a reasonable match to that picture below is $y = \frac{1}{(x^2 − 1)}$

Work Step by Step

From the graph, the denominator has roots $x = ±1$, so $x^2 − 1$ is the denominator. To determine $k$ use the point $(0, −1)$ to get $k = 1$, The equation is given as $y = \frac{1}{(x2 − 1)}$
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