Question

What are the vertical and horizontal asymptotes for the function f(x)= 3x2/x2-4

Answer 1

Answer:  f(x) will have vertical asymptotes at x=-2 and x=2 and horizontal asymptote at y=3.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given function: $f(x)=\dfrac{3x^2}{x^2-4}$

The vertical asymptote occurs for those values of x which make function indeterminate or denominator 0.

i.e. $x^2-4=0\Rightarrow\ x^2=4\Rightarrow\ x=\pm2$

Hence, f(x) will have vertical asymptotes at x=-2 and x=2.

To find the horizontal asymptote , we can see that the degree of numerator and denominator is same i.e. 2.

So, the graph will horizontal asymptote at $y=\dfrac{\text{Coefficient of }x^2\text{ in numerator}}{\text{Coefficient of }x^2\text{ in denominator}}$

i.e. $y=\dfrac{3}{1}=3$

Hence, f(x) will have horizontal asymptote at y=3.