Chapter 8: Rational Functions and Radical Functions (pp. 478 – 559)
It is the goal of the instructor that the students will:
·         design and solve an indirect variation, joint variation, or combined variation including finding its constant of variation
·         identify the y-intercept, zeros, rate of change, domain, range, asymptotes, holes, and transformations of a rational equation
·         graph rational and radical equations by hand and on the calculator
·         simplifying rational and radical expressions involving multiplication, division, addition, or subtraction and complex fractions
·         solve rational and radical equations and inequalities algebraically and graphically
·         identify the y-intercept, zeros, rate of change, domain, range, and transformations of a radical equation
·         compute a rational equation given its y-intercept, zeros, asymptotes, holes, and transformations
·         compute the power regression equation for a radical set of data