SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM: FIND THE VERTICAL ASYMPTOTE OF THE RATIONAL FUNCTION f(x) = 3x-12 over 4x-2

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Question 54584: PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM:
FIND THE VERTICAL ASYMPTOTE OF THE RATIONAL FUNCTION f(x) = 3x-12 over 4x-2
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PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM:
FIND THE VERTICAL ASYMPTOTE OF THE RATIONAL FUNCTION f(x) = 3x-12 over 4x-2
Y= (3X-12)/(4X-2)
Y TENDS TO INFINITY AS 4X-2 TENDS TO ZERO..THAT IS 4X TENDS TO 2..OR...X TENDS TO 1/2.
HENCE VERTICAL ASYMPTOTE IS X=1/2