y=1x2y = \dfrac{1}{x^2}

Graph of the Function y=1/x2y = 1/x^2

y=1x2y = \dfrac{1}{x^2} is undefined at x=0x = 0; its domain is x0x \neq 0 and its range is y>0y > 0.

Unlike 1x\dfrac{1}{x}, the denominator x2x^2 makes the value always positive and even (symmetric about the yy-axis). As x0x \to 0 it diverges to ++\infty (the yy-axis is an asymptote), and as x±x \to \pm\infty it approaches 00 (the xx-axis is an asymptote).