Graphing Rational Functions in the form of y = a/(x - h) + k

hyperbola:    the name given to the graph of a rational function of the form

                      y = a/(x - h) + k

branch:        each of the two separate curves that make up a hyperbola

asymptote:  a line that a curve approaches very closely as either x or y gets very                                      large but does not ever reach

Graph each hyperbola and then check your answers on the following pages.

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After you've tried the two problems above check the

solutions shown below.