SOLUTION: graph the rational functions x^2-4/x-1

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Question 41631: graph the rational functions


x^2-4/x-1
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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Pick points to help you out.
Look at the denominator (x - 1). x can not equal one, so that is your vertical asymptote x+=+1