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Asymptotes

  

find the asymptotes of an expression

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

Asymptotes(f(x), x, y, opts)

Asymptotes(f(x), x = a..b, y, opts)

Asymptotes(f(x), a..b, y, opts)

Parameters

f(x)

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algebraic expression in variable 'x'

x

-

name; specify the independent variable

y

-

(optional) name; specify the dependent variable

opts

-

(optional) equation(s) of the form numeric=true or false; specify computation options

a, b

-

algebraic expressions; specify restricted interval for vertical asymptotes

Description

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The Asymptotes(f(x), x) calling sequence returns all the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal asymptotes of the expression f(x) as a list of equations of the form x=value, y=value, and y=valuex, respectively.

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The Asymptotes(f(x), x = a..b) calling sequence returns all the vertical asymptotes in the interval [a, b], and horizontal and diagonal asymptotes of the expression f(x) as a list of equations of the form x=value, y=value, and y=valuex+value, respectively.

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The default name of the dependent variable is y unless y is specified as the independent variable.

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If the independent variable can be uniquely determined from the expression, the parameter x need not be included in the calling sequence.

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If the expression has an infinite number of vertical asymptotes, a warning message and sample vertical asymptotes are returned.

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The opts argument can contain the following equation that sets computation options.

  

 

  

numeric = true or false

  

Whether to use numeric methods (using floating-point computations) to find the asymptotes of the expression. If this option is set to true, the points a and b must be finite and are set to −10 and 10 if they are not provided. By default, the value is false.

Examples

withStudentCalculus1:

Asymptotes1x3+2x,x

y=2x,x=3

(1)

Asymptotes1x3+2x,x=0..2

y=2x

(2)

Asymptotestanx,0..10

x=π2,x=3π2,x=5π2

(3)

Asymptotestanx,0..10,numeric

x=1.570796327,x=4.712388981,x=7.853981635

(4)

Asymptotesx32x2+xx33x2x+3,x

y=1,x=−1,x=3

(5)

See Also

Student

Student[Calculus1]

Student[Calculus1][CriticalPoints]

Student[Calculus1][CurveAnalysisTutor]

Student[Calculus1][ExtremePoints]

Student[Calculus1][FunctionChart]

Student[Calculus1][InflectionPoints]

Student[Calculus1][Roots]