SOLUTION: Find all horizontal asymptotes (if any) of the function f(x) = (x^2 + 13x - 5)/(x + 2)

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Question 323839: Find all horizontal asymptotes (if any) of the function
f(x) = (x^2 + 13x - 5)/(x + 2)
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are NO horizontal asymptotes. Horizontal asymptotes can ONLY occur when the degree of the numerator equals the degree of the denominator.

Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired