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What is the oblique asymptote of the function f(x) = the quantity of x squared plus x minus 2, all over x plus 1

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The expression can be rewritten to be

(x^2+x-2)/(x+1)=x+(-2)/(x+1)

The "quotient" part of this result is the oblique asymptote:
y = x
What is the oblique asymptote of the function f(x) = the quantity of x squared plus-example-1
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