SOLUTION: Find the vertical asymptote of the rational function: f(x)=3x-12/4x-2

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Question 92729This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry
: Find the vertical asymptote of the rational function: f(x)=3x-12/4x-2 This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry

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when x=0; the denominator of the second term (12/4x) becomes zero, resulting in an undefined quantity

on either side of zero, the second term has a large + or - value ... this results in a vertical asymptote at x=0