Question

Identify the horizontal asymptote of f(x) = (2x-1)/(x^2-7x+3)

A: y = 0
B: y = 1/2
C: y = 2
D: No Horizontal Asymptote

Answer 1

the numerator is a polynomial of degree 1
the denominator is a polynomial of degree 2
bigger denominator means the fraction gets closer and closer to zero
i.e. \(y=0\)

Answer 2

Check out this page

http://graphingrationals.weebly.com/step-3-horizontal-asymptote.html

scroll down until you hit the "rules" section

Answer 3

Thank you :)