document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=21017>Question 21017</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what are the x and y intercepts and horizontal and vertical asymtotes for the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4-x/5x^2-4x-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11930 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11930\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%284-x%29%2F%285x%5E2-4x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%284-x%29%2F%285x%5E2-4x-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the denominator:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X-intercept is where y = 0.  The only way a fraction can equal zero is if the numerator equals zero, which occurs at x= 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y-intercept is where x= 0.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=+4%2F-1=+-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=+4%2F-1=+-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Horizontal asymptote:  Degree of the numerator is less than the degree of the denominator, so y=0 (the x-axis) is the horizontal asymptote.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vertical asymptotes:  Values that would make the denominator factors equal zero.  This would be at x= -1/5 and x= 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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