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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Does any1 know if all rational functions have asymptotes

OpenStudy (amistre64):

x/x^2 doesnt seem to have any

OpenStudy (amistre64):

well , maybe it does :)

OpenStudy (amistre64):

it simplifies to 1/x and has asymptotes .... so thats a bad example

OpenStudy (amistre64):

x^2/x^2 is a rational expression maybe?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lets try it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x/(x^2+1)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The answer is no, shown by @Thomas9. You can't ever make the bottom of that fraction 0, assuming we are only considering the rational numbers.

OpenStudy (amistre64):

what about horizontal asymptotes?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x^3/(x^2+1) doesn't have vertical or horizontal asymptotes

OpenStudy (amistre64):

:) obliques ? lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

when the numerator is less than the denominator then y=0 is a horizontal asymptote. These lines appear at the x intercept

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[x^4/(x^2+1)\]doesn't have any asymptotes

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