What do you call y=1/x

[worth]

What do you call y=1/x? What kind of graph does it make?

 

[Martin]

its a hyperbola

one curve in quadrant 1 and one curve in qudrant 4. the x and y axis are the asymptotes.

 

[worth]

Thanks.

 

[Martin]

np,

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