Unit 9 Vocabulary Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. To solve a rational equation, eliminate the fractions by __________ every term by the least common denominator (LCD) of all the terms.
  2. 3. The graph of f(x) has at most one ________, which is determined by the degrees m and n of p(x) and q(x).
  3. 5. If p(x) and q(x) have no common real zeros, then the graph of f(x) has a ____________________ at that zero.
  4. 9. an equation that contains one or more rational expressions.
  5. 11. Complex fractions have ____________ expressions in the numerator, denominator, or both.
  6. 12. a rational expression whose numerator and/or denominator contains a rational expression.
  7. 13. = (p(x))/(q(x)) where p(x) and q(x) are polynomial functions and q(x) ≠ 0.
Down
  1. 2. the point containing the value that makes the denominator a zero.
  2. 4. a function that can be written in the form
  3. 6. the boundary lines that a graph approaches but never cross.
  4. 7. The line y = b is a _________ asymptote of the graph of f(x) when f(x) → b as x → ∞ or x → – ∞
  5. 8. The line x = a is a _________ asymptote of the graph of f(x) when
  6. 10. a ______ can occur when the numerator and denominator have a common factor.
  7. 11. → ∞ or f(x) → – ∞ as x → a, either from the right or from the left.