2012 第 5 題 — 有理函數曲線的極小點及漸近線
就曲線 y = (x² + x + 1)/(x + 1),求其極小點及漸近線。
- 長除:
x² + x + 1 = x(x + 1) + 1,故y = x + 1/(x + 1) - 漸近線:鉛垂漸近線
x = −1(分母為零)及斜漸近線y = x(因1/(x + 1) → 0) dy/dx = 1 − 1/(x + 1)² = x(x + 2)/(x + 1)²dy/dx = 0時x = 0或x = −2。在x = 0,dy/dx由負變正,故為極小(x = −2為極大)- 當
x = 0:y = 1
答案: 極小點 (0, 1);漸近線 x = −1 及 y = x