SOLUTION: Graph the rational function: f(x)=-3x-1/-x-2

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Question 984720: Graph the rational function:
f(x)=-3x-1/-x-2

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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f(x)=(-3x-1)/(-x-2)
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Simplifies to f(x)=(3x+1)/(x+2).
Undefined at x=-2, root at x=-1/3, horizontal asymptote y=3. Check for any possible sign change around the vertical asymptote and around the root.