Let f(x) = (3x^4+3x^3+3x^2+3)/(x^2+2x-4). Find a polynomial g(x) so that the graph of f(x) + g(x) has a horizontal asymptote of y = 0.
y=0 basically means the x axis.
if it wasnt for thef(x)+g(x) condition, you could just chuck a negative sign in front of it and you were good to go.
anyway -- we are given that f(x)=(3x4+3x3+3x2+3)(x2+2x−4) -- now what is the value of the polynomial g(x) so that it satisfies the condition? lets set up this 'equation' :
(3x4+3x3+3x2+3)(x2+2x−4)+g(x)=−(3x4+3x3+3x2+3)(x2+2x−4)
g(x)=−3x4+3x3+3x2+3x2+2x−4−3x4+3x3+3x2+3x2+2x−4
g(x)=−2(3x4+3x3+3x2+3)x2+2x−4
lets confirm the condition:
f(x)+g(x) ⇒ (3x4+3x3+3x2+3)(x2+2x−4)+−2(3x4+3x3+3x2+3)x2+2x−4=−3x4−3x3−3x2−3x2+2x−4
if you graph it you would get:
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here is the link for it as well: https://www.desmos.com/calculator/v2w0ukjkoq
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