Asymptotes
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Problems & worked solutions
Problem 1 — Horizontal Asymptotes
The horizontal asymptote of the graph of the function is:
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- A. ✓ correct
- B.
- C.
- D.
The numerator and denominator both have degree , so The horizontal asymptote is (the same at and ).
Verification (sympy): `limit((3*x2+2)/(x2+5), x, oo)` and `limit(..., x, -oo)` → both . ✓
Problem 2 — Vertical Asymptotes
The vertical asymptote of the graph of the function is:
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- A. ✓ correct
- B.
- C.
- D.
The denominator vanishes at , and the numerator () does not vanish there, so The vertical asymptote is .
Verification (sympy): `solve(x-3, x)` → ; the numerator at is . ✓
Problem 3 — Asymptotes
The horizontal asymptote of at is:
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- A.
- B.
- C. ✓ correct
- D. no horizontal asymptote
, so .
Problem 4 — Asymptotes
The function has at :
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- A. a horizontal asymptote at
- B. no horizontal asymptote✓ correct
- C. a vertical asymptote
- D. a slant asymptote
, so there is no horizontal asymptote.
Problem 5 — Asymptotes
The vertical asymptote of is the line:
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- A.
- B.
- C. ✓ correct
- D.
.
Problem 6 — Asymptotes
For , equals:
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- A.
- B.
- C. ✓ correct
- D.
, so .
Problem 7 — Asymptotes
The slant (oblique) asymptote of as is:
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- A.
- B. ✓ correct
- C.
- D.
. As , , so the slant asymptote is .
Problem 8 — Asymptotes
The function has vertical asymptotes at:
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- A. ,
- B. only
- C. , ✓ correct
- D. nowhere
has vertical asymptotes where , i.e. .
Problem 9 — Asymptotes
The function has vertical asymptotes at:
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- A. only
- B. only
- C. only
- D. and ✓ correct
. Both vertical asymptotes.
Problem 10 — Asymptotes
The function has at :
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- A. a horizontal asymptote at ✓ correct
- B. a horizontal asymptote at
- C. a vertical asymptote at
- D. no asymptote
, so is a horizontal asymptote at .
