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8.3 answers
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1. horizontal
asymptote

2. Solve the top for the

x intercepts, solve the
bottom for the x
asyptotes
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3. C

4. A

5. B
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6. A

9. x-intercepts=none
x asymptotes
x=5, x=-3
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10. x-intercepts
12, -5
x asymptotes
x=-3
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11. x-intercepts
-3
x asymptotes
x=0, x=-1/3
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12. x-intercepts
-5/2, 4
x asymptotes
none
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13. you should

solve the bottom to
find the vertical
asymptotes, not the
top
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14. c
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18.
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19.
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20.
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21
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22
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23
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25. Range y>0, y<7.5

26. all real except

y>0, y<3
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27. all real except

y>-0.209, y<-4.791
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31. (extra credit).

a. l=100/ r^2
b. s=2 r^2 +200/r

c. r=2.515, L=5.032
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32.(extra credit)
a. h=16 3/3s^2
b. s=2.201
h=1.907
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33. 1000 4.763

1050 4.580
1100 4.409
1150 4.251
1200 4.104
1250 3.967
1300 3.839
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33. b

1238
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34.
b. more years more
shares

c. 1996
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35. a. too big, don't

graph
b. 9.78
c. 9.47
d. decreases very
slow
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38. (x-12)(x+4)

40. 3(4x+3)(x-2)

42. 5(x+2)(x^2-2x+4)
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44. x(x+7)(x-5)

46. x^3/y^3

48. x^2/y^2
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50. 1y^5/6x^3

52. 25x^8y^2