SOLUTION: why is it not possible for the graph of a rational function to cross its vertical asmptote?

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Question 1037674: why is it not possible for the graph of a rational function to cross its vertical asmptote?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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It can't cross it because, by definition, it never reaches it.
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asymptote
noun
1. a straight line that is closely approached by a plane curve so that the perpendicular distance between them decreases to zero as the distance from the origin increases to infinity