SOLUTION: f(x)= x^2-9/x+3 please help with graph and math if possible - i keep doing synthetic division and not getting an answer that works - thanks

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Question 35569This question is from textbook 0-618-49281-x
: f(x)= x^2-9/x+3
please help with graph and math if possible - i keep doing synthetic division and not getting an answer that works - thanks This question is from textbook 0-618-49281-x

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Try this:
%28x%5E2-9%29%2F%28x%2B3%29 The denominator will become 0 at x = -3 so we should have a discontinuity or an asymptote at this point.
Here's the graph:
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I can't seem to get the dicontinuity to appear.