Question

Which graph represents the function f (x) = StartFraction 1 Over x EndFraction minus 1?
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 quadrant 3. A vertical asymptote is at x = 0, and the horizontal asymptote is at y = 1.
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 quadrant 3. A vertical asymptote is at x = 1, and the horizontal asymptote is at y = 0.
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 quadrant 3. A vertical asymptote is at x = negative 1, and the horizontal asymptote is at y = 0.
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 quadrant 3. A vertical asymptote is at x = 0, and the horizontal asymptote is at y = negative 1.

Answer 1

The fourth graph.

Reason: f(x) = 1/x − 1 has a vertical asymptote where the denominator is zero, x = 0, and a horizontal asymptote y = −1 (since 1/x → 0 as x → ±∞). So the graph with asymptotes x = 0 and y = −1 is the correct one.