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X
Y
3
2
-2
0.75
-1
1-1/3=2/3
Now find the x and y intercepts.
x = 0: y = (0 + 5)/ (0 – 1) = 5/–1 = –5
y = 0: 0 = (2x + 5)/(x – 1)
0 = 2x + 5
–5 = 2x
–2.5 = x
Now take a few x values and find the corresponding values of y:
y
–8
–17.333
–5
–22.167
–4
–36
–3.5
–67.833
–2.9
359.878
–2.5
94.5
–2.4
90.933
–2.1
191.789
–1.9
–135.082
–1.5
–15.167
–1
–4.5
4
1.333
7
3.722
10
6.359