B.O.B. "Muddiest Point"

Dear Blogger Family,

 
            Unfortunately, in the Rational Functions Unit I did indeed encounter a “muddiest point.”  Although the graphing of rational functions seems easy, I struggled with it.  Especially early on in the unit, it was hard for me to differentiate between when a y-intercept would occur at (0,0) or not exist at all.  For example:

   2x^2 – 8x

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x^2 – 7x + 12  

would have a y-intercept at (0,0)

while,

  x^2 – x – 6

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    x^2 + 3x   

 

would not have a y-intercept

This was just one aspect of graphing that defied my success in the Rational Unit.  At first, it was also difficult for me to remember how to identify the horizontal and vertical asymptotes.  However, I was able to improve on my graphing skill by working with my partner on the D.E.V. final project.  With my partner’s help, I have been able to expand on my knowledge of not only the Rational Unit but on all other previous units as well.  The problems that we created, especially the one regarding the graphing of rational functions, have helped me to better my proficiency in graphing and solving.  For that, I say thanks to my partner.

All in all, I enjoyed this unit because I learned several new concepts about rationals that I did not know before.

Keep it classy San Diego,

Greg