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Which equation represents the vertical asymptote of the graph?

Which equation represents the vertical asymptote of the graph?-example-1
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Answer: A) x = -8

There is a hidden electric fence of sorts where the graph slowly approaches this vertical line but never touches or crosses it. It might help to draw in a dashed vertical line through -8 on the x axis.

A vertical asymptote occurs when a division by zero error happens. For instance, the equation y = 1/(x+8) has a division by zero error when x = -8 since x+8 = -8+8 = 0 is in the denominator.

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