Reciprocal graphs

Graphs of the form \(y = \frac{1}{x}\), \(y = \frac{2}{x}\), \(y = \frac{3}{x}\), etc., are known as reciprocal graphs, and they all have a similar shape:

\(\frac{1}{x} = blue\)

\(\frac{2}{x} = red\)

\(\frac{3}{x} = green\)

\(\text{x}\)	-5	-4	-3	-2	-1	0	1	2	3	4	5
\(y = \frac{1}{x}\)	-0.2	-0.25	-0.33	-0.5	-1	No value	1	0.5	0.33	0.25	0.2
\(y = \frac{2}{x}\)	-0.4	-0.5	-0.67	-1	-2	No value	2	1	0.67	0.5	0.4
\(y = \frac{3}{x}\)	-0.6	-0.75	-1	-1.5	-3	No value	3	1.5	1	0.75	0.6

\(\text{x}\)
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5

\(y = \frac{1}{x}\)
-0.2
-0.25
-0.33
-0.5
-1
No value
1
0.5
0.33
0.25
0.2

\(y = \frac{2}{x}\)
-0.4
-0.5
-0.67
-1
-2
No value
2
1
0.67
0.5
0.4

\(y = \frac{3}{x}\)
-0.6
-0.75
-1
-1.5
-3
No value
3
1.5
1
0.75
0.6

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