"all rational functions have asymptotes and points of discontinuity." Katlyn wants to put this statement in her math notebook. Is this statement true? Explain, for her benefit, using two examples.
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A rational function is a function that can be written as the ratio of two polynomials. For example, f(x) = (x+1)/(x-2) is a rational function. Now, let's consider the first part of the statement: "all rational functions have asymptotes." An asymptote is a line Show more…
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