document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=155026>Question 155026</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the horizontal asymptote, if any, of the graph of the rational function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=8x/2x^2+1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.  y=1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.  y=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.  y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.  no horizontal asymptote </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #114131 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=114131\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No horizontal awymptote because 2x^2+1=0 has no Real Number solution.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way to look at it: That 2x^2 term can never be negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When you add 1 to it you always get a positive number---never zero.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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