Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 3 - Section 3.6 - Rational Expressions - 3.6 Exercises - Page 309: 74

Answer

slant asymptote $y=\frac{x}{2}-\frac{1}{4}$ vertical asymptotes $x=1$ and $x=\frac{1}{2}$ see graph.

Work Step by Step

1. Use long division as shown in the figure, we can get the quotient as $\frac{x}{2}-\frac{1}{4}$ which gives the slant asymptote as $y=\frac{x}{2}-\frac{1}{4}$ 2. The vertical asymptote can be identified by factoring the denominator $2x^2+x-1=(2x-1)(x+1)$, thus the vertical asymptotes are $x=-1$ and $x=\frac{1}{2}$ 3. We can graph the function as shown in the figure together with the asymptotes.
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