document.write( "Question 861018: Find the asymptotes, maxima and the minima of the following functions\r
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document.write( "f(x)= 1/( x^3 + x^2 - x - 1)
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document.write( "Note:
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document.write( "x^3 + x^2 - x - 1  ,  x = 1 a root
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document.write( "Using Synthetic Division to find other roots
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document.write( "1	1	1	-1	-1
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document.write( "		1	2	1
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document.write( "	1	2	1	0
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document.write( "(x-1)(x^2 + 2x + 1) = (x-1)(x+1)(x+1)
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document.write( "Find the asymptotes, maxima and the minima of the following functions
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document.write( "f(x)= 1/( x^3 + x^2 - x - 1)
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document.write( "x-asymptotes are x = -1  and x = 1
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document.write( "y-asymptote is y = 0 for x = (−∞,-1) U (1,∞) 
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document.write( "maxima y = -0.8438 at x = 1/3   for 
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