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Rational Functions Application Task #2 Out of Marks 9 C A Totals 1. Mura is paddling her canoe to Centre Island. The trip in one direction is 5 km. She noticed that the current was 2 km/h. While travelling to Centre island, her canoe was moving with the current. On her way back her canoe was moving against the current. The total trip took 1 hour. Determine her paddling speed (the speed we are looking for is the speed of the canoe without the effects of the current. To receive full marks, you must have a let statement, a final statement and a full algebraic solution using concepts studied in this unit. [5 marks]

2. Determine the equation of the following graph. All parts of your function should provide justification of how you arrived at each term. 12-11-10 -9 -6 -2 -1 9 2 Note: y = 2 is a horizontal asymptote Note: x = -1 and x = 1 are vertical asymptotes. Note: there is a zero at x = -0.5 and at x = 2. (4 marks] 4 2