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Question 6541: How do you determine the horizontal asymptotes, given the equation of
a rational function?
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look for the highest power of x? I'm not sure.

Answer by longjonsilver(2297)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
i would tend to re-write the equation for x= and then see what value(s) of y were not allowed...usually displayed on the denominator.

Jon.

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