Consider the rational function f(x) = x2 + 4x + 15 a. What monomial expression best estimates the behavior of x – 6 as x → ±o? Preview b. What monomial expression best estimates the behavior of x + 4x + 15 as x → ± oo? Preview x^2 c. Using your results from parts (a) and (b), write a ratio of monomial expressions that best estimates the behavior of- as x2 + 4x + 15 x → ± o. Simplify your answer as much as possible. Preview syntax error d. Based on your answer to part (c), what happens to the value of f(x) as x → ± 0? (Hint: now your answer should be a number, oo, 00, or "DNE".) As x → ± ∞, f(x) → o Preview e. Based on your answer to part (d), what is the horizontal asymptote of f? If no horizontal asymptote exists for f, enter "DNE". Preview Submit

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Consider the rational function f(x) =
x2 + 4x + 15
a. What monomial expression best estimates the behavior of x – 6 as x → ±o?
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b. What monomial expression best estimates the behavior of x + 4x + 15 as x → ± oo?
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x^2
c. Using your results from parts (a) and (b), write a ratio of monomial expressions that best estimates the behavior of-
as
x2 + 4x + 15
x → ± o. Simplify your answer as much as possible.
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d. Based on your answer to part (c), what happens to the value of f(x) as x → ± 0? (Hint: now your answer should be a number, oo,
00, or "DNE".)
As x → ± ∞,
f(x) → o
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e. Based on your answer to part (d), what is the horizontal asymptote of f? If no horizontal asymptote exists for f, enter "DNE".
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider the rational function f(x) = x2 + 4x + 15 a. What monomial expression best estimates the behavior of x – 6 as x → ±o? Preview b. What monomial expression best estimates the behavior of x + 4x + 15 as x → ± oo? Preview x^2 c. Using your results from parts (a) and (b), write a ratio of monomial expressions that best estimates the behavior of- as x2 + 4x + 15 x → ± o. Simplify your answer as much as possible. Preview syntax error d. Based on your answer to part (c), what happens to the value of f(x) as x → ± 0? (Hint: now your answer should be a number, oo, 00, or "DNE".) As x → ± ∞, f(x) → o Preview e. Based on your answer to part (d), what is the horizontal asymptote of f? If no horizontal asymptote exists for f, enter "DNE". Preview Submit
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