Question 82656
To find the y values, simply plug in the x values:

Let x=2

{{{y=1/(2-1)=1/1=1}}}

{{{y=1}}}

So do this for every x value in your table

Here is what the table should look like:


<pre>

          x          y
   -5.00000   -0.16667
   -4.00000   -0.20000
   -3.00000   -0.25000
   -2.00000   -0.33333
   -1.00000   -0.50000
    0.00000   -1.00000
    1.00000  undefined
    2.00000    1.00000
    3.00000    0.50000
    4.00000    0.33333
    5.00000    0.25000

</pre>

So when you plot the points, it should look like this


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And connecting those points we get:


{{{ graph( 500, 500, -6, 5, -10, 10, 1/(x-1)) }}} graph of {{{y=1/(x-1)}}} note: the vertical line is not part of the graph it is the vertical asymptote.