can someone please help me? i dont know what an asymptote is.. here is the question:
identify the asymptotes of the graph of each function. then graph the function.
y=1/x+2

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can someone please help me? i dont know what an asymptote is.. here is the question: 
identify the asymptotes of the graph of each function. then graph the function.
 y=1/x+2

anonymous · Answer

Quick confirmation, is it$$y=\frac{1}{x}-2$$or$$y=\frac{1}{x-2}$$

anonymous · Answer

Whoops, meant +2 not -2

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Well an asymptote is basically where an x or y cannot be. The curve of the line will get infinitely close to the asymptote, but never touch it. It's usually a fraction since you cannot divide by 0. In this case, you can't have -2 as the asymptote for x since -2+2 = 0 and you can't have 0 as the denominator. I suggest graphing this out as it will give you a visual representation of what I'm talking about.

anonymous · Answer

okay, thank you so much! that really helped me alot :D

anonymous · Answer

No problem :)