Complete each problem below by hand. Show your work and provide a reason for each step. Calculators or other graphing devices are not allowed on this assignment.
- Simplify the following complex fraction to linear factors.
$$ \dfrac{\frac{6}{x^2+2x-15}-\frac{1}{x-3}}{\frac{1}{x+5}+1} $$
What are the key points of this function? When is this function positive?
Oops … missing question “When is this function positive”
- Solve the rational inquality
$$ \dfrac{x^2-3x-2}{x^2+5x+6}>\dfrac{2-x}{x^2-4} $$
- Consider the rational function
$$ f(x)=\dfrac{x^2+8x+15}{x^4+8x^3+14x^2-8x-15} $$
Notice the denominator is the same as your work on Algebra Problem: Chapter 4. Use your previous results to:
a. Find all zeros of $f(x)$.
b. Find the asymptotes.
c. Sketch a graph $f(x)$ including all key features previously found. Include how you graphed.