Finding the Vertical Asymptote

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Jason
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The vertical asymptote is found by factoring the numerator and denominator as much as you can and then solving for x in the denominator.
\(What\,\, is\,\, the\,\, vertical\,\, asymptote,\,\, if\,\, any?\)


\(ex\,\,a.\)

\(y = \dfrac{4x^{2} - 1}{3x(2x + 1)}\)

\(y = \dfrac{(2x - 1)(2x + 1)}{3x(2x + 1)}\)

\(y = \dfrac{2x - 1}{3x}\)

\(3x = 0\)

\(\dfrac{3}{3}x = \dfrac{0}{3}\)

\(x = 0\)

\(so\)

\(x = 0 \,\, is \,\,the\,\,vertical\,\,asymptote\)
 

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