How to find the
Domain and Range
of a Rational
Function?
How to find the Domain of a Rational Function?
3 − 𝑥 Look at the
𝑓 (𝑥 )= denominator
𝑥 +5
Equate to zero
Simplify para mabilin si x
sa left side
• The domain of f(x) is the set of
real numbers except -5
How to find the Domain of a Rational Function?
2 𝑥−4 Look at the
𝑓 (𝑥 )= denominator
5
• There is no variable x, so the
domain of f(x) is the set of real
numbers
• 𝑥={ ℝ }
How to find the Domain of a Rational Function?
2 Look at the
9 − 𝑥
𝑓 (𝑥 )= denominator
𝑥
Equate to zero
• The domain of f(x) is the set of real
numbers except 0
How to find the Domain of a Rational Function?
2
𝑥 +8 Look at the
𝑓 (𝑥 )= denominator
5𝑥
Equate to zero
Simplify para mabilis si x sa
left side: divide both sides by 5
• The domain of f(x) is the set of real
numbers except 0
How to find the Domain of a Rational Function?
3 − 𝑥 Look at the
𝑓 (𝑥 )= denominator
4 𝑥−3
Equate to zero
Simplify para mabilin
si x sa left side
• The domain of f(x) is the set of real
numbers except
How to find the Domain of a Rational Function?
8𝑥 Look at the
𝑓 (𝑥 )= denominator
2 𝑥−6
Equate to zero
Simplify para mabilin
si x sa left side
• The domain of f(x) is the set of real
numbers except 3
How to find the Domain of a Rational Function?
2
𝑥 − 11 Look at the
𝑓 (𝑥 )= 2 denominator
𝑥 +5 𝑥 +6
Factor the
denominator
Equate to zero
• The domain of f(x) is the set of real numbers except -3
and -2
How to find the Domain of a Rational Function?
2
𝑥 + 8 Look at the
𝑓 (𝑥 )= denominator
( 𝑥+1)( 𝑥 − 2)
Equate to zero
• The domain of f(x) is the set of real
numbers except -1 and 2
How to find the Range of a Rational Function?
3−𝑥 3
𝑓 (𝑥 )= 𝑦 = Change f(x) to y
𝑥+5 𝑥 +5
3
Exchange y and x 𝒚=
𝒙 +5
3
𝒙=
Cross multiply
𝒚 +5
𝑥 ( 𝑦 +5)=3
Distribute x to the
elements in the
parenthesis
𝑥 ( 𝑦 +5)=3
𝑥𝑦 +5 𝑥=3
Transfer 5x to the
other side
In order to leave y at 𝑥𝑦 3 − 5 𝑥
the left side so divide =
both sides by x
3 −5 𝑥
𝑥 𝑥
𝑦=
𝑥
3 − 5 𝑥Look back at the
𝑦= denominator
𝑥
Equate to zero
• The range of f(x) is the set of real numbers
except 0
Finding the range using the horizontal asymptote
2
n<m, y = 0 𝑥 + 8 − 6
𝑓 (𝑥 )= 2
n=m, y =
𝑥 +3 𝑥+ 9
n>m, there is no
so,
Numerical coefficient
of the highest degree
of the numerator
horizontal
1 Numerical coefficient
of the highest degree
asymptote
𝑦= =1
of the denominator
1
• The range of f(x) is the set of real numbers except 1
• y
Finding the range using the horizontal asymptote
2
n<m, y = 0 𝑥 +8 𝑥 − 6
𝑓 (𝑥 )= 3
n=m, y =
𝑥 + 3 𝑥 +9
n>m, there is no
horizontal
so,
asymptote 𝑦 =0
• The range of f(x) is the set of real numbers except 0
• y
Finding the range using the horizontal asymptote
5
n<m, y = 0 𝑥 +8 𝑥 − 6
𝑓 (𝑥 )= 2
n=m, y =
𝑥 +3 𝑥 +9
n>m, there is no
horizontal
so,
asymptote there is no horizontal asymptote
• The range of f(x) is the set of real numbers
• y
Finding the range using the horizontal asymptote
2
n<m, y = 0 4 𝑥 + 8 𝑥 − 6
𝑓 (𝑥 )= 2
n=m, y =
2 𝑥 + 3 𝑥+ 9
n>m, there is no
so,
Numerical coefficient
of the highest degree
of the numerator
horizontal
4 Numerical coefficient
of the highest degree
asymptote
𝑦 = =2 , 𝑦 =2
of the denominator
2
• The range of f(x) is the set of real numbers except 2
• y
3−𝑥
𝑓 (𝑥 )=
𝑥+5
equate to zero
• The domain of f(x) is the
set of real numbers
except -5
• x={R, x
3−𝑥
𝑓 (𝑥 )=
5 𝑥 +15
equate to zero
• The domain of f(x) is the
set of real numbers
except -3
• x={R, x
Domain: {
𝑥−9
𝑓 (𝑥 )=
𝑥
• The domain of f(x) is the
set of real numbers
except 0
• x={R, x
