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The function mc002-1.jpg models y, the average annual cost in dollars of owning a car for x years. Which statement best explains why the graph of mc002-2.jpg should have a vertical asymptote at x = 0?
The value of the car decreases over time.
The value of the car will never dip below $0.
The time the car is owned is greater than 0.
The initial cost of the car is greater than $0.
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"The time the car is owned is greater than 0."
Reason: average annual cost is total cost divided by the number of years x, so x cannot be 0 (division by zero). As x→0+ the quotient blows up, creating a vertical asymptote at x = 0.
Reason: average annual cost is total cost divided by the number of years x, so x cannot be 0 (division by zero). As x→0+ the quotient blows up, creating a vertical asymptote at x = 0.
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