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Find the horizontal asymptote.
X = -2
X-intercept (2, 0)
Y-intercept (0, -3)
Y = 3x - 6 / X + 2
Y = ?

Pls help!!! Find the horizontal asymptote. X = -2 X-intercept (2, 0) Y-intercept (0, -3) Y-example-1
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Answer:

y = 3

Explanation:

You want the horizontal asymptote of the function y = (3x -6)/(x +2).

Horizontal asymptote

When the degrees of the numerator and denominator of a rational function are the same, the horizontal asymptote is the ratio of the highest-degree terms of numerator and denominator.

y = (3x)/(x) = 3

The horizontal asymptote is y = 3.

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Additional comment

This is the quotient of the indicated ratio:

y = (3x -6)/(x +2) = 3 -12/(x +2)

As x gets large, the fraction tends to zero, so the function tends to y = 3.

This same approach (finding the quotient) also works for slant asymptotes and asymptotes of other degrees.

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