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Aug 21, 2017

"vertical asymptote at "x=2vertical asymptote at x=2
"slant asymptote "y=x+2slant asymptote y=x+2

Explanation:

The denominator of f(x) cannot be zero as this would make f(x) undefined. Equating the denominator to zero and solving gives the value that x cannot be and if the numerator is non-zero for this value then it is a vertical asymptote.

"solve "x-2=0rArrx=2" is the asymptote"solve x2=0x=2 is the asymptote

Horizontal asymptotes occur when the degree of the numerator <= the degree of the denominator. This is not the case here hence there are no horizontal asymptotes.

Slant asymptotes occur when the degree of the numerator > degree of the denominator. This is the case here hence there is a slant asymptote.

"dividing out gives"dividing out gives

x(x-2)+2(x-2)+5x(x2)+2(x2)+5

rArrf(x)=(x^2+1)/(x-2)=x+2+5/(x-2)f(x)=x2+1x2=x+2+5x2

"as " xto+-oo,f(x)tox+2as x±,f(x)x+2

rArry=x+2" is the asymptote"y=x+2 is the asymptote
graph{(x^2+1)/(x-2) [-40, 40, -20, 20]}