Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Nonlinear Functions - 2.3 Polynomial and Rational Functions - 2.3 Exercises - Page 74: 16

Answer

$$ y=\frac{2x^{2}+3}{x^{2}-1} $$ The values $x= \pm 1$ makes the denominator 0, but not the numerator, so the lines with equations $$ x=1 , \, x=-1 $$ as vertical asymptotic. To find a horizontal asymptotic, let $x$ get larger and larger, so that $2x^{2}+3 \approx 2x^{2}$ because the 3 is very small compared with $2x^{2}$. Similarly, for $ x$ very large $x^{2}-1 \approx x^{2}$ . Therefore, $$ y=\frac{2x^{2}+3}{x^{2}-1} \approx \frac{2x^{2}}{x^{2}} \approx 2. $$ This means that the line $y=2 $ is a horizontal asymptotic. When $x=0 $ the y-intercept is -3 This is graph $B$.

Work Step by Step

$$ y=\frac{2x^{2}+3}{x^{2}-1} $$ The values $x= \pm 1$ makes the denominator 0, but not the numerator, so the lines with equations $$ x=1 , \, x=-1 $$ as vertical asymptotic. To find a horizontal asymptotic, let $x$ get larger and larger, so that $2x^{2}+3 \approx 2x^{2}$ because the 3 is very small compared with $2x^{2}$. Similarly, for $ x$ very large $x^{2}-1 \approx x^{2}$ . Therefore, $$ y=\frac{2x^{2}+3}{x^{2}-1} \approx \frac{2x^{2}}{x^{2}} \approx 2. $$ This means that the line $y=2 $ is a horizontal asymptotic. When $x=0 $ the y-intercept is -3 This is graph $B$.
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