onsider the function f(x) = (3x-6) / (x+5) Find: (a) f increasing and decreasing (b) concave up and down (c)inflection points of f occur at x=? (d) horizontal and vertical asymptotes
onsider the function f(x) = (3x-6) / (x+5) Find: (a) f increasing and decreasing (b) concave up and down (c)inflection points of f occur at x=? (d) horizontal and vertical asymptotes
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Chapter4: Polynomial And Rational Functions
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Problem 15T
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Consider the function f(x) = (3x-6) / (x+5)
Find:
(a) f increasing and decreasing
(b) concave up and down
(c)inflection points of f occur at x=?
(d) horizontal and vertical asymptotes
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