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Draw graphs of y = 6/x and y = 12/x.
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\n" ); document.write( "We ordinarily make a list of points for the first equation, but...
\n" ); document.write( "First, notice that x <> 0, but it can be a negative number of a positive number.
\n" ); document.write( "Second, the larger the value of x, the smaller the value of 6/x.
\n" ); document.write( "This means that when x < 1, say .01, then y will get very large.
\n" ); document.write( "These two facts tell us that this is not a linear equation at all.
\n" ); document.write( "It has a curve.
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\n" ); document.write( "Likewise the second equation acts the same way, but at a different rate because the denominator is 12 instead of 6.
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\n" ); document.write( "The following graph shows y=6/x in red and y=12/x in green.
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