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OpenStudy (sharkfinsoup):

What is the equation of the oblique asymptote h(x)=x^2-3x-4/x+2

OpenStudy (danjs):

\[h(x)=\frac{ x^2-3x-4 }{ x+2 }\] can you divide that

OpenStudy (danjs):

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OpenStudy (tkhunny):

AS WRITTEN, there is no oblique asymptote. As DanJS has written (not the same as what you wrote), it is a division problem.

OpenStudy (danjs):

i assumed the parenthesis. :)

OpenStudy (sharkfinsoup):

@DanJS after dividing, does it come out to x-4?

OpenStudy (danjs):

you can always graph and check to see, https://www.desmos.com/calculator

OpenStudy (danjs):

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OpenStudy (danjs):

you leave the remainder out, so just x-5

OpenStudy (sharkfinsoup):

Oh ok. I put the x over the -3x so my answer shifted. Thank you for writing it out

OpenStudy (danjs):

welcome

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

You may wish to consider Synthetic Division. Unique answers don't care how you find them.

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