document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=83186>Question 83186</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me find the vertical and horizontal asymptote of this equation:   y= 2/x +1\r<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 #59708 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mona27><B>Mona27(45)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mona27><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=59708\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The vertical asymptote here would be x=0 (the y-axis), since we can't put x=0 into the above equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As for the horizontal asymptote, if you look carefully, 2/x can never equal zero, and therefore the value of y can never equal 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the horizontal asymptote would be y=1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can also look at it this way: rearrange your equation to make x the subject of this formula:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this expression we can't have a denominator of zero, and the only value of y which makes it zero is y=1. </SPAN>\n" );
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