SOLUTION: find all horizontal and vertical asymptotes h(x)= (2x-2)/(x^2-4)

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Question 259315: find all horizontal and vertical asymptotes
h(x)= (2x-2)/(x^2-4)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Vertical asymptotes occur when the denominator equal zero.
x%5E2-4=0
x=0+%2B-+2
As x becomes larger the function looks like (1/x), so the horizontal asymptote is
y=0
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