University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Additional and Advanced Exercises - Page 114: 31

Answer

The oblique asymptote is $y=2x$.

Work Step by Step

To find the oblique asymptotes, we look to change the function form into the following: $$y=A+\frac{B}{C}$$ in which $A$ is our linear line, which is the oblique asymptote as well, and $B/C$ is the remainder. $$y=\frac{2x^{3/2}+2x-3}{\sqrt x+1}$$ $$y=\frac{2x^{3/2}+2x}{\sqrt x+1}-\frac{3}{\sqrt x+1}$$ $$y=\frac{2x(x^{1/2}+1)}{\sqrt x+1}-\frac{3}{\sqrt x+1}$$ $$y=2x-\frac{3}{\sqrt x+1}$$ As $x\to\infty$, $\sqrt x+1$ approaches $\infty$ as well, so $-3/(\sqrt x+1)$ will approach $0$. The function, as a result, will behave like the line $y=2x$. Therefore, $y=2x$ is the oblique asymptote of the function.
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