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Old 03-13-2006, 07:08 PM
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Exclamation Asymptotes

Have exam on wednesday i need to know if im right so any help would be great. Tell me how you got them to.

1. Identify any asymptotes, zeros, y-intercept, or holes

y= x^2-9/ x+2.

I know the vertical asymptote is -2 and there is no holes can anyone help me with the other ones plz!
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Old 03-13-2006, 07:54 PM
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Re: Asymptotes

No there are no holes, there are only holes if you have the same thing on the top as on the bottom, for example: (x-3)(x-5)/(x-3)

Then you would have a removable at 3.

As for the original equation, your x-intercepts(zeros) are -3 and 3.

(x^2-9) factors out to x-3 and x+3, then solve to get those intercepts.

The y-intercept is -4.5

Hope that helps
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Old 03-14-2006, 07:48 AM
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Re: Asymptotes

thanks man
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Old 03-21-2006, 02:52 PM
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Re: Asymptotes

awfully late... but there was also one inclined asymptote in y = x - 2....
you get it dividing x^2 - 9 by x + 2, the quotient (is this the word?) is the asymptote...
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