How do you find all the asymptotes for function y=2/(x-1)+ 1?

1 Answer
Jan 16, 2016

First you make the denominator go to zero, later you make x go to infinity.

Explanation:

The first happens when x goes down to 1 and y will get larger and larger, or in the language:
lim_(x->1+) y=oo
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We also have x going up to 1 and y will be larger but negative:
lim_(x->1-) y=-oo

The second happens when x goes very large, either positive or negative. The first part will the go to 0 y will go to 1
lim_(x->+-oo) y=1

Answer: x=1andy=1
graph{2/(x-1)+1 [-20.27, 20.26, -10.14, 10.13]}