Answer to Question #5018 in Algebra for Eddie

Question #5018
write a rational function that would have a horizontal asmptote of 5
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Expert's answer
2011-11-08T10:12:39-0500
Horizontal asymptotes are horizontal lines that the graph of the function approaches as x → ±∞. The horizontal line y = c is a horizontal asymptote of the function y = ƒ(x) if
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Hence we can pick for example a function f(x)=(5x+1)/(x-4)
It's rational and tends to 5 when x → ±∞

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