SOLUTION: Find the horizontal aymptote of the rational function f(x)=(8x-12)/(4x-2)

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Question 61144: Find the horizontal aymptote of the rational function f(x)=(8x-12)/(4x-2)
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the horizontal aymptote of the rational function f(x)=(8x-12)/(4x-2)
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The coefficient of the highest power in the numerator is 8
The coefficient of the same highest power in the denominator is 4
The horizontal asymptote is y=8/4=2
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Stan H.