Question

Which graph represents the function f (x) = StartFraction 5 minus 5 x squared Over x squared EndFraction? On a coordinate plane, a hyperbola is shown. One curve opens up and to the right in quadrant 1, and the other curve opens up and to the left in quadrant 2. On a coordinate plane, a hyperbola is shown. One curve opens up and to the right in quadrants 1 and 4, and the other curve opens up and to the left in quadrants 2 and 3. On a coordinate plane, a hyperbola is shown. One curve opens up and to the right in quadrants 1 and 2, and the other curve opens up and to the left in quadrant 3. On a coordinate plane, a hyperbola is shown. One curve opens up and to the right in quadrant 1, and the other curve opens down and to the left in quadrants 3 and 4.

Answer 1

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Answer:

2. On a coordinate plane, a hyperbola is shown. One curve opens up and to the right in quadrants 1 and 4, and the other curve opens up and to the left in quadrants 2 and 3

Step-by-step explanation:

Technically, the curve is not a hyperbola. A hyperbola is of the form 1/x; this one is of the form 1/x².

The function can be simplified to ...

  f(x) = 5/x² -5

which is a "hyperbola" with a vertical asymptote at x=0 and a vertical translation of -5 units to bring parts of it into the 3rd and 4th quadrants.