IM GIVING MEDALS FOR BEST ANSWER THANKS:) State the horizontal asymptote of the rational function.

f(x) = (x+9)/(x^2+8x+5)

y = x
y = 0
y = 9
None

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IM GIVING MEDALS FOR BEST ANSWER THANKS:)	State the horizontal asymptote of the rational function.

f(x) =  (x+9)/(x^2+8x+5)
 	
	y = x
	y = 0
	y = 9
	None

adamaero · Answer

What is the denominator equal to?
(   )(   )

anonymous · Answer

(x^2+8x+5)

adamaero · Answer

no, in factored form; or whatever it's called: reverse foil
What does that equal?

anonymous · Answer

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adamaero · Answer

You should have an idea!

(x + ? )(x + ? )

~getting it?

adamaero · Answer

Since you can't really do anything there, did you try completing the square?

anonymous · Answer

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campbell_st · Answer

the values that make the denominator zero will be vertical asymptotes... 

and are not required here. This probably why the denominator is a prime quadratic. 

so you need to look at the degree of the  leading term in the numerator and denominator. 

the degree of the numerator is 1 

the degree of the denominator is 2

when then occurs   degree of numerator < degree of denominator

the horizontal asymptote will be y = 0

anonymous · Answer

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