Asked by Sarah
All rational functions can be expressed as f(x) = p(x)/q(x), where p and q are __________ functions and q(x) ≠ 0.
A. horizontal asymptotes
B. polynomial
C. vertical asymptotes
D. slant asymptotes
Is the answer D. vertical asymptotes?
A. horizontal asymptotes
B. polynomial
C. vertical asymptotes
D. slant asymptotes
Is the answer D. vertical asymptotes?
Answers
Answered by
Steve
No, (B).
A occurs when the degree of deg(p) <= deg(q)
C occurs where q(x) = 0 and p(x) ≠ 0
D occurs when deg(p) = deg(q)+1
where deg(p) is the degree of polynomial p(x)
You were obviously grasping, since even your suggested answer did not match its description.
A occurs when the degree of deg(p) <= deg(q)
C occurs where q(x) = 0 and p(x) ≠ 0
D occurs when deg(p) = deg(q)+1
where deg(p) is the degree of polynomial p(x)
You were obviously grasping, since even your suggested answer did not match its description.