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Ch. 2 - Limits
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 2, Problema 2.5.55b

Complete the following steps for the given functions. 


b. Find the vertical asymptotes of ff (if any).


f(x)=4x3+4x2+7x+4x2+1f\(\left\)(x\(\right\))=\(\frac{4x^3+4x^2+7x+4}{x^2+1}\)

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Identify the function given: \( f(x) = \frac{4x^3 + 4x^2 + 7x + 4}{x^2 + 1} \). This is a rational function, which is a ratio of two polynomials.
To find vertical asymptotes, we need to determine where the denominator is equal to zero, as these are the points where the function is undefined.
Set the denominator equal to zero: \( x^2 + 1 = 0 \).
Solve the equation \( x^2 + 1 = 0 \) for \( x \). Notice that \( x^2 = -1 \), which has no real solutions since the square of a real number cannot be negative.
Conclude that there are no vertical asymptotes for the function \( f(x) = \frac{4x^3 + 4x^2 + 7x + 4}{x^2 + 1} \) because the denominator does not have any real roots.

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