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Graphing y = ((x-2)*(x-4)*(x-8)*(x-256))/((x-1)*(x-3)*(x-7)*(x-255))

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       (x - 2)*(x - 4)*(x - 8)*(x - 256)
f(x) = ---------------------------------
       (x - 1)*(x - 3)*(x - 7)*(x - 255)
$$f{\left(x \right)} = \frac{\left(x - 4\right) \left(x - 2\right) \left(x - 8\right) \left(x - 256\right)}{\left(x - 3\right) \left(x - 1\right) \left(x - 7\right) \left(x - 255\right)}$$
f = ((((x - 4)*(x - 2))*(x - 8))*(x - 256))/(((((x - 3)*(x - 1))*(x - 7))*(x - 255)))
The graph of the function
The domain of the function
The points at which the function is not precisely defined:
$$x_{1} = 1$$
$$x_{2} = 3$$
$$x_{3} = 7$$
$$x_{4} = 255$$
The points of intersection with the X-axis coordinate
Graph of the function intersects the axis X at f = 0
so we need to solve the equation:
$$\frac{\left(x - 4\right) \left(x - 2\right) \left(x - 8\right) \left(x - 256\right)}{\left(x - 3\right) \left(x - 1\right) \left(x - 7\right) \left(x - 255\right)} = 0$$
Solve this equation
The points of intersection with the axis X:

Analytical solution
$$x_{1} = 2$$
$$x_{2} = 4$$
$$x_{3} = 8$$
$$x_{4} = 256$$
Numerical solution
$$x_{1} = 2$$
$$x_{2} = 4$$
$$x_{3} = 8$$
$$x_{4} = 256$$
The points of intersection with the Y axis coordinate
The graph crosses Y axis when x equals 0:
substitute x = 0 to ((((x - 2)*(x - 4))*(x - 8))*(x - 256))/(((((x - 1)*(x - 3))*(x - 7))*(x - 255))).
$$\frac{\left(-256\right) \left(-8\right) \left(- -8\right)}{\left(-255\right) \left(-7\right) \left(- -3\right)}$$
The result:
$$f{\left(0 \right)} = \frac{16384}{5355}$$
The point:
(0, 16384/5355)
Extrema of the function
In order to find the extrema, we need to solve the equation
$$\frac{d}{d x} f{\left(x \right)} = 0$$
(the derivative equals zero),
and the roots of this equation are the extrema of this function:
$$\frac{d}{d x} f{\left(x \right)} = $$
the first derivative
$$\frac{\left(x - 256\right) \left(x - 8\right) \left(x - 4\right) \left(x - 2\right) \left(- \left(x - 3\right) \left(x - 1\right) \left(x - 7\right) - \left(x - 255\right) \left(\left(x - 7\right) \left(2 x - 4\right) + \left(x - 3\right) \left(x - 1\right)\right)\right)}{\left(x - 255\right)^{2} \left(x - 7\right)^{2} \left(x - 3\right)^{2} \left(x - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac{1}{\left(x - 255\right) \left(x - 7\right) \left(x - 3\right) \left(x - 1\right)} \left(\left(x - 4\right) \left(x - 2\right) \left(x - 8\right) + \left(x - 256\right) \left(\left(x - 8\right) \left(2 x - 6\right) + \left(x - 4\right) \left(x - 2\right)\right)\right) = 0$$
Solve this equation
Solutions are not found,
function may have no extrema
Vertical asymptotes
Have:
$$x_{1} = 1$$
$$x_{2} = 3$$
$$x_{3} = 7$$
$$x_{4} = 255$$
Horizontal asymptotes
Let’s find horizontal asymptotes with help of the limits of this function at x->+oo and x->-oo
$$\lim_{x \to -\infty}\left(\frac{\left(x - 4\right) \left(x - 2\right) \left(x - 8\right) \left(x - 256\right)}{\left(x - 3\right) \left(x - 1\right) \left(x - 7\right) \left(x - 255\right)}\right) = 1$$
Let's take the limit
so,
equation of the horizontal asymptote on the left:
$$y = 1$$
$$\lim_{x \to \infty}\left(\frac{\left(x - 4\right) \left(x - 2\right) \left(x - 8\right) \left(x - 256\right)}{\left(x - 3\right) \left(x - 1\right) \left(x - 7\right) \left(x - 255\right)}\right) = 1$$
Let's take the limit
so,
equation of the horizontal asymptote on the right:
$$y = 1$$
Inclined asymptotes
Inclined asymptote can be found by calculating the limit of ((((x - 2)*(x - 4))*(x - 8))*(x - 256))/(((((x - 1)*(x - 3))*(x - 7))*(x - 255))), divided by x at x->+oo and x ->-oo
$$\lim_{x \to -\infty}\left(\frac{\frac{1}{\left(x - 255\right) \left(x - 7\right) \left(x - 3\right) \left(x - 1\right)} \left(x - 256\right) \left(x - 8\right) \left(x - 4\right) \left(x - 2\right)}{x}\right) = 0$$
Let's take the limit
so,
inclined coincides with the horizontal asymptote on the right
$$\lim_{x \to \infty}\left(\frac{\frac{1}{\left(x - 255\right) \left(x - 7\right) \left(x - 3\right) \left(x - 1\right)} \left(x - 256\right) \left(x - 8\right) \left(x - 4\right) \left(x - 2\right)}{x}\right) = 0$$
Let's take the limit
so,
inclined coincides with the horizontal asymptote on the left
Even and odd functions
Let's check, whether the function even or odd by using relations f = f(-x) и f = -f(-x).
So, check:
$$\frac{\left(x - 4\right) \left(x - 2\right) \left(x - 8\right) \left(x - 256\right)}{\left(x - 3\right) \left(x - 1\right) \left(x - 7\right) \left(x - 255\right)} = \frac{\left(- x - 256\right) \left(- x - 8\right) \left(- x - 4\right) \left(- x - 2\right)}{\left(- x - 255\right) \left(- x - 7\right) \left(- x - 3\right) \left(- x - 1\right)}$$
- No
$$\frac{\left(x - 4\right) \left(x - 2\right) \left(x - 8\right) \left(x - 256\right)}{\left(x - 3\right) \left(x - 1\right) \left(x - 7\right) \left(x - 255\right)} = - \frac{\left(- x - 256\right) \left(- x - 8\right) \left(- x - 4\right) \left(- x - 2\right)}{\left(- x - 255\right) \left(- x - 7\right) \left(- x - 3\right) \left(- x - 1\right)}$$
- No
so, the function
not is
neither even, nor odd