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document.write( "f(x) = (( 3-2x )( x+3 ))/(( 2+x )( 3-x^2 ))<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 #682828 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=682828\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Degree of numerator will be 2 and degree of denominator will be 3.  You would expect a horizontal asymptote if both of these degrees are the same, but your function is not that way.  Your function f DOES approach 0 for extreme x values, so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=0 is horizontal asymptote.\r<BR>\n" );
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