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16.What is the equation of the vertical asymptote for the function f(x) = x-1,x+4(A) x=1(B) x=-1(C) x=4(D) x=-417.

16.What is the equation of the vertical asymptote for the function f(x) = x-1,x+4(A-example-1
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f(x)=(x-1)/(x+4)

The vertical asymptotes is when the denominator is 0

Hence we have


\begin{gathered} x+4=0 \\ x=-4 \end{gathered}

X=-4 is the vertical asymptote

The right option is D

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