For the following functions, use "x" to indicate that the -axis
is an asymptote, "h" to indicate a horizontal asymptote other than the
axis, "v" to indicate a vertical asymptote, "s" to indicate a
slanted asymptote, and "n" the lack of an asymptote. If the graph of
a function has several types of asymptotes indicate them all in alphabetical order.
For example, the function has a slanted
asymptote since the degree of the numerator is one more than the
degree of the denominator, and it also has two vertical asymptotes (at
). So you would enter "sv" (without the double quotation
marks. The graph of has vertical asymptote
(the -axis) and the -axis as an asymptote, so you would
enter "vx". On the other hand, the graph of
has only a slanted asymptote, so you would enter just "s".
To make this clear the following picture shows the graphs involved:
It may not be clear from the picture that the green graph (of has a slanted asymptote, to make this clearer the
Figure also contains the (red) graph of its asymptote defined by the
equation . The yellow graph is the graph of , the blue graph is the graph of
You can earn partial credit on this problem.