Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 2 - Review Exercises - Page 431: 73

Answer

vertical asymptotes $x=-2$ and $x=3$ horizontal asymptote $y=1$ no slant asymptote. See graph.

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Factor the numerator and the denominator; we have $h(x)=\frac{x^2-3x-4}{x^2-x-6}=\frac{(x-4)(x+1)}{(x-3)(x+2)}$ and there are no common factors. Step 2. The vertical asymptotes can be found as $x=-2$ and $x=3$ Step 3. The horizontal asymptote can be found when $x\pm\infty$ and we get $y=1$ Step 4. A slant asymptote exists if the numerator is one order higher than the denominator; for the given rational function, there is no slant asymptote. Step 5. See graph.
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