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 Functions - 3.6 Exercises - Page 310: 94

Answer

X-intercept requires that there are real zeros when y=0, while the function has a numerator of $x^6+10\gt0$ for all $x\in R$ A horizontal asymptote requires a limiting value when $x\to \pm\infty$, while this function has end behaviors of $x\to\pm\infty,y\to\infty$ for all $x\in R$ A vertical asymptote requires that the denominator has at least one zero, while the denominator of this function is $x^4+8x^2+15=(x^2+3)(x^+5)\gt0$ A slant asymptote requires that the order of the numerator is 1 higher than the denominator, a condition not satisfied by this function. Since the numerator is 2 orders higher than the denominator, the end behaviors of this function will be similar to those of a parabola.

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