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MatthewR said:
Noted :) , here goes:Ray Vickson said:
You should enclose that denominator in parentheses.MatthewR said:
A horizontal asymptote is a line that a function approaches but never reaches as the input values get larger or smaller. It represents the end behavior of the function.
To find the horizontal asymptote, you need to first simplify the function by factoring and cancelling out any common factors. Then, you can determine the limit of the function as x approaches positive or negative infinity. If the limit is a finite number, that is the equation for the horizontal asymptote. If the limit is infinity or negative infinity, there is no horizontal asymptote.
A horizontal asymptote represents the end behavior of a function as the input values get larger or smaller. A vertical asymptote, on the other hand, is a vertical line that the function approaches but never touches as the input values get closer to a specific value. Vertical asymptotes can occur when there is a discontinuity or a vertical tangent in the function.
Yes, a function can have multiple horizontal asymptotes. This can happen when the function has different end behavior on either side of a vertical asymptote or when the function has multiple discontinuities.
Knowing the horizontal asymptote can help you determine the general shape and direction of a function's graph. It can also help you identify any discontinuities or vertical asymptotes. Additionally, it can be used to estimate the behavior of the function for very large or very small input values.
