What is the equation of the vertical asymptote of ?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A.

  1. Step 1: The denominator vanishes at x = 5 while the numerator equals 23, which is not zero.
  2. Step 2: So the vertical asymptote is x = 5.
Answer
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Why not the others: y = 4 is the horizontal asymptote; x = -5 has the wrong sign; y = 5 is not an asymptote.

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