х — 6 Consider the rational function f(x) x2 + 3x + 18 a. What monomial expression best estimates the behavior of x - 6 as x → ± oo? Preview b. What monomial expression best estimates the behavior of x2 + 3x + 18 as x + o? Preview c. Using your results from parts (a) and (b), write a ratio of monomial expressions that best estimates the х — 6 behavior of as x → + o. Simplify your answer as much as possible. x2 + 3x + 18 Preview

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Consider the rational function f(x)
x2 + 3x + 18
a. What monomial expression best estimates the behavior of x – 6 as x → ±∞?
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b. What monomial expression best estimates the behavior of x? + 3x + 18 as x → ± 0?
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c. Using your results from parts (a) and (b), write a ratio of monomial expressions that best estimates the
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behavior of
x2 + 3x
as x → + 0. 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 → ±∞? (Hint: now your answer
should be a number, ∞,
o, or "DNE".)
As x → ±», ƒ(x) →
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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".
y =
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Transcribed Image Text:х — 6 Consider the rational function f(x) x2 + 3x + 18 a. What monomial expression best estimates the behavior of x – 6 as x → ±∞? Preview b. What monomial expression best estimates the behavior of x? + 3x + 18 as x → ± 0? Preview c. Using your results from parts (a) and (b), write a ratio of monomial expressions that best estimates the х — 6 behavior of x2 + 3x as x → + 0. Simplify your answer as much as possible. 18 Preview d. Based on your answer to part (c), what happens to the value of f(x) as x → ±∞? (Hint: now your answer should be a number, ∞, o, or "DNE".) As x → ±», ƒ(x) → 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". y = Preview
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