Graph Using a Table of Values y=1/(x-1)

$y = \frac{1}{x - 1}$

Step 1

Substitute $- 2$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = \frac{1}{(- 2) - 1}$

Step 2

Solve the equation for $y$ .

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{1}{- 2 - 1}$

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{1}{(- 2) - 1}$

Simplify $\frac{1}{(- 2) - 1}$ .

Subtract $1$ from $- 2$ .

$y = \frac{1}{- 3}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$y = - \frac{1}{3}$

Step 3

Substitute $- 1$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = \frac{1}{(- 1) - 1}$

Step 4

Solve the equation for $y$ .

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{1}{- 1 - 1}$

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{1}{(- 1) - 1}$

Simplify $\frac{1}{(- 1) - 1}$ .

Subtract $1$ from $- 1$ .

$y = \frac{1}{- 2}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$y = - \frac{1}{2}$

Step 5

Substitute $0$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = \frac{1}{(0) - 1}$

Step 6

Solve the equation for $y$ .

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{1}{0 - 1}$

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{1}{(0) - 1}$

Simplify $\frac{1}{(0) - 1}$ .

Subtract $1$ from $0$ .

$y = \frac{1}{- 1}$

Divide $1$ by $- 1$ .

$y = - 1$

Step 7

Substitute $2$ for $x$ and find the result for $y$ .

$y = \frac{1}{(2) - 1}$

Step 8

Solve the equation for $y$ .

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{1}{2 - 1}$

Remove parentheses.

$y = \frac{1}{(2) - 1}$

Simplify $\frac{1}{(2) - 1}$ .

Subtract $1$ from $2$ .

$y = \frac{1}{1}$

Divide $1$ by $1$ .

$y = 1$

Step 9

This is a table of possible values to use when graphing the equation.

$\begin{array}{c} x & y \\ - 2 & - \frac{1}{3} \\ - 1 & - \frac{1}{2} \\ 0 & - 1 \\ 2 & 1 \end{array}$

Step 10

Graph Using a Table of Values y=1/(x-1)

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