How do you find vertical, horizontal and oblique asymptotes for y =6/x?

1 Answer
Mar 14, 2016

Axes x = 0 and y = 0, in both the + and - directions.

Explanation:

xy = 6 represents the rectangular hyperbola, with center at (0, 0), vertices at (sqrt6, sqrt6) and (-sqrt6, -sqrt6).
The foci: (sqrt12, sqrt12) and (-sqrt12, -sqrt12).
The eccentrictyfor a rectangular hyperbola is sqrt2.