⁦Cubic graphs, sketching polynomials and asymptotes⁩

⁦Fill in and plot a cubic table, build a polynomial graph from its roots and its y-intercept, and draw the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of a rational function as lines⁩.

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الدليل

⁦We build the graph of y = x٣ − ٣x from a table⁩. ⁦Take care⁩: ⁦the cube of a negative number stays negative, (−٢)³ = −٨⁩. ⁦A cubic graph has an S shape and can cross the x-axis up to three times⁩.

⁦To sketch y = (x + ٢)(x − ١)(x − ٣) quickly⁩: ⁦read the roots from the factors (x = −٢, 1, 3; the sign flips) and find the y-intercept by putting x = 0⁩.

⁦In y = (٢x + ١)/(x − ١) the denominator is zero at x = 1⁩: ⁦the vertical line x = 1 is a vertical asymptote, which the curve hugs but never reaches⁩. ⁦When x gets very large or very small the curve approaches the horizontal line y = 2 (the coefficients of x⁩: ⁦2 ÷ 1⁩): ⁦a horizontal asymptote⁩.