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Student[Precalculus][RationalFunctionTutor] - demonstrate the graphing of rational functions

 Calling Sequence RationalFunctionTutor(f)

Parameters

 f - (optional) rational function (ratio of polynomials) in at most one variable

Description

 • The RationalFunctionTutor(f) command launches a tutor interface that demonstrates the graphing of the rational function f.  If f has any asymptotes, they are also displayed.
 If f is not specified, RationalFunctionTutor uses a default function.
 • If an expression in one variable is specified, the tutor replaces the variable name with x.

Examples

 > $\mathrm{with}\left(\mathrm{Student}[\mathrm{Precalculus}]\right):$
 > $\mathrm{RationalFunctionTutor}\left(\right)$
 > $\mathrm{RationalFunctionTutor}\left(\frac{{x}^{3}+{x}^{2}-x+1}{{x}^{3}}\right)$