Answers:
Vertical asymptote: x = 0
Horizontal asymptote: None
Slant asymptote: (1/3)x - 4
<u>Explanation:</u>
d(x) =
=
Discontinuities: (terms that cancel out from numerator and denominator):
Nothing cancels so there are NO discontinuities.
Vertical asymptote (denominator cannot equal zero):
3x ≠ 0
<u>÷3</u> <u>÷3 </u>
x ≠ 0
So asymptote is to be drawn at x = 0
Horizontal asymptote (evaluate degree of numerator and denominator):
degree of numerator (2) > degree of denominator (1)
so there is NO horizontal asymptote but slant (oblique) must be calculated.
Slant (Oblique) Asymptote (divide numerator by denominator):
- <u>(1/3)x - 4 </u>
- 3x) x² - 12x + 20
- <u>x² </u>
- -12x
- <u>-12x </u>
- 20 (stop! because there is no "x")
So, slant asymptote is to be drawn at (1/3)x - 4