Question

Finding asymptotes?
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Answer 1

asymptotes are what make the top or bottom equal 0

so for the bottom since those are all being multiplied if just 1 of them is made to equal 0 then it will make the whole denominator multiple out to 0

Answer 2

So they would be x=-3,-1. 2 and y=0?

Answer 3

*-3,-1,2

Answer 4

also the top can equal 0 for anotehr asymptopte i cant spell it XD

Answer 5

Okay thank you! And awesome username btw.

Answer 6

i think im forgetting something....

Answer 7

excuse me but I want to add another information , the asymptotes exist when the denominator is 0 and the denominator must not cancel the value that makes it 0 with the numerator e.g \[\frac{ x-2 }{ (x-2)(x+1) }\] x=2 is not a vertical asymptote, unlike x=-1
besides the zeroes of neumerator has nothing to do with vertical asymptotes

Answer 8

ah ye... its the powers that determine the horizontal asymptotes... which is what i needed to get at next.... XD and some more stuff

Answer 9

yes that's right @Goten77 but that's completely another thing , however , niether horizontal nor oblique asymptotes exist in f(x)