How do you find the asymptotes for (x^2+1)/(x^2-1)?

1 Answer
Nov 5, 2016

The vertical asymptotes are x=1 and x=-1
The horizontal asymptote is y=1

Explanation:

The denominator cannot be divided by 0.
So the vertical asymptotes are x=1 and x=-1
As the degree of the numerator and denominator are the same, we would not expect an oblique asymptote.
Limit (x^2-1)/(x^2-1)=x^2/x^2=1
x->oo
graph{(y-(x^2+1)/(x^2-1))(y-1)=0 [-7.9, 7.9, -3.95, 3.95]}