document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=255545>Question 255545</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME?!?!?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Describe the vertical asymptote(s) and hole(s) for the graph of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= ((x-5)(x-2))/((x-2)(x+4)) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #187770 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=187770\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> division by zero is \"Verbotten!\", so when a term in the denominator (bottom) of the fraction is zero -- things happen\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x=-4, the x+4 term is zero ___ this results in a vertical asymptote at x=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ since the sign of the denominator changes as x passes through -4, the direction of the asymptote also changes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ it is upward (positive) below -4 and downward (negative) above -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when x=2, the x-2 terms are zero ___ since there are terms in both the numerator AND denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ this results in a \"hole\" in the graph at x=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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