match each description of the rational function with its correct equation. each may be used exactly once…

match each description of the rational function with its correct equation. each may be used exactly once. has two vertical asymptotes and one horizontal asymptote. $f(x)=\frac{777}{16x^{2}-40x + 25}$ has one vertical asymptote and one horizontal asymptote. $g(x)=\frac{555}{16x^{2}-25}$ has no vertical asymptotes and one horizontal asymptote. $h(x)=\frac{333}{16x^{2}+25}$

match each description of the rational function with its correct equation. each may be used exactly once. has two vertical asymptotes and one horizontal asymptote. $f(x)=\frac{777}{16x^{2}-40x + 25}$ has one vertical asymptote and one horizontal asymptote. $g(x)=\frac{555}{16x^{2}-25}$ has no vertical asymptotes and one horizontal asymptote. $h(x)=\frac{333}{16x^{2}+25}$

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Find vertical asymptotes

For a rational function $y = \frac{N(x)}{D(x)}$, vertical asymptotes occur at the values of $x$ that make $D(x)=0$. For $f(x)=\frac{777}{16x^{2}-40x + 25}=\frac{777}{(4x - 5)^{2}}$, setting $(4x - 5)^{2}=0$, we get $x=\frac{5}{4}$ (one vertical asymptote). For $g(x)=\frac{555}{16x^{2}-25}=\frac{555}{(4x + 5)(4x - 5)}$, setting $(4x + 5)(4x - 5)=0$, we get $x =-\frac{5}{4}$ and $x=\frac{5}{4}$ (two vertical asymptotes). For $h(x)=\frac{333}{16x^{2}+25}$, since $16x^{2}+25>0$ for all real - $x$ (because $16x^{2}\geq0$ and $16x^{2}+25\geq25$), there are no vertical asymptotes.

Step2: Find horizontal asymptotes

For a rational function $y=\frac{N(x)}{D(x)}$ where $N(x)=a_{n}x^{n}+\cdots+a_{0}$ and $D(x)=b_{m}x^{m}+\cdots + b_{0}$, if $n<m$, the horizontal asymptote is $y = 0$. Here, for $f(x),g(x),h(x)$, the degree of the numerator is $n = 0$ and the degree of the denominator is $m = 2$. So, the horizontal asymptote for all of them is $y = 0$.

Answer:

  1. Has two vertical asymptotes and one horizontal asymptote: $g(x)=\frac{555}{16x^{2}-25}$
  2. Has one vertical asymptote and one horizontal asymptote: $f(x)=\frac{777}{16x^{2}-40x + 25}$
  3. Has no vertical asymptotes and one horizontal asymptote: $h(x)=\frac{333}{16x^{2}+25}$