document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=709291>Question 709291</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please someone help me understand how to do these problems. Please show all your work so I understand how you did them. THANK YOU!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Analyze the graph of the following function.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R(x)= (x^2+x-30)/(x^2-x-20)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.Find all zeros of the following polynomial. Write the polynomial in factored form. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)= 5x^3-x^2+5x-1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #436506 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=436506\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Some help with #1, the rational function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The numerator and the denominator are factorable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R%28x%29=%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-5%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%28x-5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R%28x%29=%28%28x%2B6%29%28x-5%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B4%29%28x-5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The graph will be much like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=%28x%2B6%29%2F%28x%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=%28x%2B6%29%2F%28x%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > but will not contain a value for x=5.  x is undefined at 5.  Watch carefully also that x cannot equal -4 so there is a (vertical asymptote) at x=-4.  As x tends toward either negative infinity or positive infinity, R approaches the value of 1.  \r<BR>\n" );
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