SOLUTION: Find all vertical asymptotes (if any) of the function f(x) = x/(x^2 - 16)

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Question 323837: Find all vertical asymptotes (if any) of the function
f(x) = x/(x^2 - 16)
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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Vertical asymptotes occur at a value of x where the denominator would equal zero and the numerator is NOT zero. In this case,

x^2-16=0
(x-4)(x+4)=0
x=4 and x=-4

Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired
Seminole State College of Florida
Altamonte Springs Campus