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what is the horizontal asymptote of (14x)/(7x^2+1)

 Oct 11, 2015
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\(\dfrac {14x}{7x^2+1} = \dfrac {\frac {14}{x}}{7 + \frac{1}{x^2}} \\ \mbox{As }x \to \infty \mbox{ we have } \\ \dfrac {14}{x} \to 0 \\ \dfrac 1{x^2} \to 0 \\ \mbox{so }\dfrac {14x}{7x^2+1} =\dfrac {\frac {14}{x}}{7 + \frac{1}{x^2}} \underset{x\to \infty}{\to} \dfrac {0}{7} = 0 \\ \mbox{and thus }y=0 \mbox{ is the horizontal asymptote.}\)

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 Oct 11, 2015

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