Finding All Asymptotes of a Rational Function (Vertical, Horizontal, Oblique / Slant)

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    Finding All Asymptotes of a Rational Function (Vertical, Horizontal, Oblique / Slant).
    Here we look at a function and find the vertical asymptote and also conclude that there are no horizontal asymptotes, but that an oblique asymptote does exist. We then use long division to find the oblique asymptote.

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  • @NicholasJMV1981
    @NicholasJMV1981 8 лет назад +157

    Be careful. Even if the powers of the numerator don't equal the denominator, there could still be a HA (the denom) has a larger power than the numerator (y=0). I think you misspoke.

  • @dondigga1757
    @dondigga1757 8 лет назад +71

    Guys I think one should also consult a textbook before or after watching a video. Patrick here made a huge mistake saying "horizontal asymptote exists only when the degree of the numerator is equal to the degree of the denominator, whereas horizontal asymptote exists when the degree of the numerator is is LESS THAN or EQUAL TO that of the denominator... but we all make mistakes, he was mistaken there.

    • @OMaMaRMY
      @OMaMaRMY 5 лет назад +1

      Loafus Kramwell lmao ikr

  • @MandaPanda3100
    @MandaPanda3100 9 лет назад +117

    Why can't this guy be teaching my college algebra class?

    • @zepar6076
      @zepar6076 8 лет назад +9

      +MandaPanda3100 go contact him and pay him a small salary of billion dollar each month(:

    • @projectjt3149
      @projectjt3149 5 лет назад +1

      He is teaching in colleges. His website mentioned he used to teach in Vanderbilt University and still teaches in a community college.

  • @Joe230577
    @Joe230577 10 лет назад +7

    Haven't been to school in six years and this first semester back in college has been a lot easier thanks to your videos. You're a good man for doing these and I appreciate everyone. Please keep doing such great work!

    • @jeydkabigas5193
      @jeydkabigas5193 5 лет назад

      Im grade 11 damn and we take this as a gen math and my strand is humss

  • @STONEAJE
    @STONEAJE 9 лет назад +9

    Your videos are amazing because they explain everything properly but do so in a short amount of time. Thanks!

  • @craig5716
    @craig5716 9 лет назад +8

    Thanks Patrick! Clear voice and neat writing, thumbed up.

  • @adriancodmw3
    @adriancodmw3 9 лет назад +5

    You have literally saved my life like a thousand times. Thanks

  • @recoil33
    @recoil33 12 лет назад

    Test in 2 days, your videos are great for revision trying to stay one step ahead.Thanks you so much Patrick Jones.

  • @phoenixwings6441
    @phoenixwings6441 10 лет назад

    Thank you so much. I will spread the word. My school has "lecture" videos posted online about this, they don't come close to how well you explain it. Please keep making videos!

  • @twothirdsostrich
    @twothirdsostrich 10 лет назад

    Just found your videos, and you've managed to explain this way better than my professor ever did. Thank you so much for posting. I'll def be subscribing for more! :)

  • @vinsanity_52
    @vinsanity_52 9 лет назад

    Great vid! You're an amazing teacher/tutor!

  • @matthewwroblewski8752
    @matthewwroblewski8752 10 лет назад

    As always, thanks Patrick

  • @allykelly6048
    @allykelly6048 10 лет назад +5

    Why didn't i see this weeks ago! I've been stressing over my teachers lecture videos because I don't understand her and I understand it all in 10 mins from your videos!

    • @lazyboy395
      @lazyboy395 10 лет назад +1

      for the sake of perfectioninsm, its a 7 min video

    • @lazyboy395
      @lazyboy395 10 лет назад +1

      lazyboy395 just sayin

    • @allykelly6048
      @allykelly6048 10 лет назад +1

      Do you feel better?

  • @Triginta37Septem
    @Triginta37Septem 11 лет назад

    I've been watching these videos every night this year and just realised you write with your left hand... ^^ Anyways, thank you so much!

  • @dewaningram6009
    @dewaningram6009 12 лет назад

    You are really a life saver. I am making an A in my calculus class because of your material.

  • @samsonbb8279
    @samsonbb8279 11 лет назад

    your are the best teacher!! thanks man :)

  • @jcd0402
    @jcd0402 11 лет назад

    Thank you so much. You are a great savior, and a great person for taking your'e every day time to video tape this videos. It took me less than 5 second for everything to make sense. Yesterday in school i was in so much pain for not being able to answer the questions asked to me . Now i now what vertical, horizontal, and obliqe asymptotes are. Now let's see how i go in my test tomorrow. I will post my grade here hope i pass. Again thank you have a nice day.

  • @jewcreww
    @jewcreww 10 лет назад

    i have a test tomo...THANK YOU for this video you just saved me so much time spent staying up late trying to figure this out

  • @heidyfgt
    @heidyfgt 5 лет назад +11

    this is my second time taking college algebra and i always thought it was "asymptope" lol

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  12 лет назад

    @daggerGforcefahrer how could there be any others? i assume it is clear if you stop and think about it

  • @bboty7344
    @bboty7344 8 лет назад

    THANK YOU MAN < YOU HELPEDME ALOT

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  11 лет назад

    happy i could help :) spread the word about the videos! :)

    • @Dat-plati
      @Dat-plati 9 месяцев назад

      Where did you get the 0x from?

  • @narminaskerzade3171
    @narminaskerzade3171 10 лет назад

    i have found your videos just some days ago,and i have learned more from your videos than on math lectures.Thank you so much! :) I have a midterm exam tomorrow,and you really saved me from getting "F"(well,i hope i won't get it ))
    And I have a question,what if the function is not the ratio? how we find asymptotes in that case?

  • @brwaomer
    @brwaomer 10 лет назад

    Thanks bro it really helped

  • @thekodajay09
    @thekodajay09 12 лет назад

    Definitely just bombed my test on this material just this morning, ahhh! Where was this about a week ago? Haha, thanks for the upload though, for real. :)

  • @DarkDreamer31
    @DarkDreamer31 10 лет назад

    there he goes, patrick saves me again.. can't thank you enough..

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  12 лет назад

    @leafspie2020 you are very welcome!

  • @cialee76
    @cialee76 9 лет назад

    you have saved my life! ♥

  • @shinnsohai
    @shinnsohai 11 лет назад

    wootz thanks alot for this video helping alot!

  • @Lazyskins82
    @Lazyskins82 11 лет назад

    Thank you so much!!

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    @I54D0R4 10 лет назад

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  • @MrJakeepooh
    @MrJakeepooh 10 лет назад

    Man, that was an excellent explanation. Very clear and easy to follow. All hail hydra! Der, I mean youtube!!

  • @95Darkie
    @95Darkie 11 лет назад

    wow ur a great help in helping me to achieve good result in my pure mathematics subject.

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  12 лет назад

    @thekodajay09 lots of other examples of this by me already out there :) sorry about the test!

  • @Yamnkelaniyonela
    @Yamnkelaniyonela 10 лет назад

    Very much helpful :)

  • @mryip06
    @mryip06 10 лет назад +8

    It seems that you missed a case
    When the degree of the denominator is greater than that of the nominator, there exists horizontal asymptote which is y=0. Right?

  • @VIR092
    @VIR092 12 лет назад

    This one was certainly very interesting.

  • @osteetheman
    @osteetheman 10 лет назад

    i have pre-calc exam in 3 days that im freaking out for. my prof just talks too dang fast and doesnt explain things step by step. thank you for these videos. ill be watching this one alot over the new few days

  • @TheSlimyDog
    @TheSlimyDog 10 лет назад

    Another way that I seem to remember horizontal asymtotes/oblique asymtotes is just by using the same formula for both and saying that is y=0x+c then it's horizontal.

  • @desyanuspatiallo4959
    @desyanuspatiallo4959 11 лет назад

    i'm nothing in calculus
    thanks for uploading your video
    God bless you forever Sir!

  • @frodo_banggin
    @frodo_banggin 9 лет назад

    was that suppose to be top x degree less than bottom x degree so to have a horizontal asymptotes? and suppose when top x degree equal to bottom x degree then it should be approaching to (coefficient of top x / coefficient of bottom x) as x → +infinity?

  • @juanpedro19840914
    @juanpedro19840914 11 лет назад

    Excellent!

  • @tyler9epic
    @tyler9epic 6 лет назад

    Thank you!!

  • @HeavySpinna415
    @HeavySpinna415 12 лет назад

    These were fun back in pre cal

  • @datperson2174
    @datperson2174 4 года назад +4

    I'm going to quit math,
    this is my final message
    good b ye

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  12 лет назад

    @HanDynasty26349 ha, good timing! :) hope it helps

  • @missgodessful
    @missgodessful 11 лет назад

    In his other video, "shortcut to find horizontal asymptotes of rational functions" he also says that if the degree of the denominator is greater than the degree of the numerator y=0 is the asymptote... if the degree of the numerator=the degree of the denominator, there is a horizontal asymptote at the ratio of the leading coefficients.

  • @ernestochvv
    @ernestochvv 9 лет назад

    You're awesome!

  • @foxyloxyBABE
    @foxyloxyBABE 11 лет назад

    how did you get the y? i know its the oblique asymptote thing, and i know how to do it, but is it the same as y-intercepts?
    for y-intercept i did (5-x^2) / (x+3) . then i substituted x with 0 , and i got 5/3 .

  • @songran258
    @songran258 9 лет назад

    thank you!!!!

  • @howardbaxter2514
    @howardbaxter2514 10 лет назад

    There is a horizontal asymptote if the denominator has a higher degree than the numerator. And you can only have a linear slant/ oblique asymptote if the numerator has one degree higher than the denominator but you can still have a oblique asymptote if the numerator has a degree that is 2 or more degrees higher than the denominator. I am learning this in Pre-Cal right now.

    • @GiftWraper
      @GiftWraper 10 лет назад

      wow

    • @garywhite8274
      @garywhite8274 10 лет назад

      "And you can only have a linear slant/ oblique asymptote if the numerator has one degree higher than the denominator but you can still have a oblique asymptote if the numerator has a degree that is 2 or more degrees higher than the denominator."
      You've made 2 conflicting statements here. I believe that only the first is accurate (i.e. "you can only have a linear slant/ oblique asymptote if the numerator has one degree higher than the denominator").

  • @darkcreepyangel5455
    @darkcreepyangel5455 8 лет назад +1

    if the number is odd, do we really have to put square root?

  • @ahuman9113
    @ahuman9113 6 лет назад

    You could synthetically divide too..its much easier, but only if the factor is linear..and in this case it is

  • @hannahschneiderman898
    @hannahschneiderman898 10 лет назад +18

    Couldn't you use Synthetic Division instead of Long Division? I find it faster and it takes up much less space on the paper.

    • @christianondo9637
      @christianondo9637 6 лет назад +3

      I think he just also wanted to show long division since it is applicable to divisors of all degrees.

  • @suprateekat5338
    @suprateekat5338 9 лет назад

    This is awesome! A trick to learn in maths (y)

  • @darkcreepyangel5455
    @darkcreepyangel5455 8 лет назад +2

    I've watched 6 videos already in solving asymptotes! but all of you are using different kinds of methods! huhu which one should I use? our test is next week. And my brain is shaking!!!!!!!

  • @joonchild.9393
    @joonchild.9393 8 лет назад +3

    My math savior.

  • @neverenough1415
    @neverenough1415 10 лет назад

    THANK YOU

  • @pinkpencil07
    @pinkpencil07 12 лет назад

    holy shift! look at the asymptote on that mother function!

  • @jadem.7227
    @jadem.7227 7 лет назад +13

    Does your last name sound like 'burger'? Because I think I remember your voice and handwriting from 6th grade... You were the video guy from my textbook.

    • @patrickjmt
      @patrickjmt  7 лет назад +26

      +Jade M. My last name is flurger

    • @jadem.7227
      @jadem.7227 7 лет назад +4

      +patrickJMT have you ever written for Holt?

  • @leafspie2020
    @leafspie2020 12 лет назад

    thx! :D

  • @09inyourbasement
    @09inyourbasement 11 лет назад

    you are a beautiful and very smart human being thank you SO much.

  • @nickturner5721
    @nickturner5721 11 лет назад

    Yes, it's possible! Try graphing y=(1/(x-2))-x^2+4 :)

  • @Shashikant-iu6xx
    @Shashikant-iu6xx 5 лет назад

    find all the asymptotes of the following curve show that three asymptotes meet the curve again in three point which lie on a straight line, find the equation of the line: 3x²+2x²y-7xy²+2y³-14xy+7y²+4x+5y=0

  • @Gamefreak0101
    @Gamefreak0101 11 лет назад

    Why did you use long division? Synthetic division is much easier (and faster too)! Great video by the way.

  • @alyssafavela1096
    @alyssafavela1096 10 лет назад

    how do we identify any holes in the graph?

  • @projectjt3149
    @projectjt3149 5 лет назад

    Does the "degree of a polynomial" still come into play when there's a constant in the numerator and some power of x in the denominator, i.e. 1/x?

    • @patrickjmt
      @patrickjmt  5 лет назад

      1/x is no longer a polynomial, but a rational function. However, if you look at the ratio of the degrees (numerator/denominator) you can still glean some info

  • @Zachbjj
    @Zachbjj 10 лет назад

    Good god, you're helpful.

  • @dinahk8386
    @dinahk8386 8 лет назад

    can u make a tutorial graphing the rational function by its asymptotes

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  12 лет назад

    keep watching, subscribe, and spread the word :)

    • @shaidasabr5272
      @shaidasabr5272 3 года назад

      Hello dear patric i have some questions how can i contact with you?! If its possible can send for us your email

  • @kaitlyn3288
    @kaitlyn3288 10 лет назад

    THANK U

  • @XxStopherLixX
    @XxStopherLixX 11 лет назад +1

    PAHAHAH. I have my final in like an hour thanks dude.

  • @shahzaibchauhan8692
    @shahzaibchauhan8692 6 лет назад

    Can u pls tell d name playlist of asymptotes in ur accnt?

  • @SalemInsomniac
    @SalemInsomniac 11 лет назад

  • @YTD07
    @YTD07 10 лет назад

    your the best......

  • @epifanioinfante695
    @epifanioinfante695 Год назад

    so what is the domain and range?

  • @bonbonpony
    @bonbonpony 3 года назад

    What about implicit equations that cannot simply be rewritten as a rational function and divided?

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  12 лет назад

    asymptotes by definition are lines.

  • @prathambabaria5834
    @prathambabaria5834 5 лет назад

    What did you major in?

  • @minhaoling3056
    @minhaoling3056 9 лет назад

    For long division part , the numerator should be shifted to the right to fulfill the degree of x

  • @Levantinelyjan
    @Levantinelyjan 12 лет назад

    what grade would you learn this? is this calculus?

  • @terrytownsend5404
    @terrytownsend5404 7 лет назад

    I would say that the numerator is a difference of squares, but not perfect squares. Yes, it factors as you indicated, but I'm just being technical with your explanation.

  • @yangjela11
    @yangjela11 7 лет назад

    wow helpful!

  • @alexsimpson6733
    @alexsimpson6733 4 года назад

    Got my AH maths nab today at school, desperation lead me here. Hope this technique works...

    • @patrickjmt
      @patrickjmt  4 года назад

      hope it works? is all of this stuff made up and fake?

  • @GuerreroF5
    @GuerreroF5 10 лет назад

    huh? but eh 5 and x squared were not in perenthesies so how did u do so

  • @BarbaraAbrabra
    @BarbaraAbrabra 10 лет назад +4

    So, if there is oblicual aymptotes there are no horizontal???

  • @liverpoolks
    @liverpoolks 11 лет назад

    can u give me solution for this function 2x in square -5x+4/3x-6 ???

  • @sebastianmeserli6725
    @sebastianmeserli6725 6 лет назад

    i have a test on this tomorrow HA

  • @reginahunstock3968
    @reginahunstock3968 10 лет назад

    So how do I find horizontal asymptotes?

  • @aimanimtiaz1066
    @aimanimtiaz1066 3 года назад

    amazing

  • @indigopeach
    @indigopeach 3 года назад

    What about curvilinear asymptotes?

  • @thanossmith1126
    @thanossmith1126 5 лет назад

    I wish this guy is my professor

  • @gangakaverischooltheevatti8830
    @gangakaverischooltheevatti8830 5 лет назад

    good performane

  • @kichigan1
    @kichigan1 9 лет назад

    So the asymptote of the denominator is the value of x which would make the expression undefined?

    • @TerryTWeiss
      @TerryTWeiss 8 лет назад

      +Juan Mendez Yes, which is why the main function has to avoid it.

  • @juanpedro19840914
    @juanpedro19840914 11 лет назад

    True. But a curved line is still a line, so I will take your answer as a "yes".

  • @Sparkylove0219
    @Sparkylove0219 10 лет назад

    wow you are literally perfect

    • @UPproductionZ
      @UPproductionZ 10 лет назад

      Actually, I don't think 'literally' can be used that way.

    • @Sparkylove0219
      @Sparkylove0219 10 лет назад

      you know what i mean!! :)

    • @Sparkylove0219
      @Sparkylove0219 10 лет назад

      AnUnprofessionalProduction You know what i mean!! :)

  • @7ommus
    @7ommus 7 лет назад

    isn't there another case where the degree of the denominator is greater than the degree of the numerator then y=0 ?

  • @neverenough1415
    @neverenough1415 10 лет назад +1

    is there anywhere that the rules are written down

  • @MrGuywhodoesnothing
    @MrGuywhodoesnothing 11 лет назад

    but i just learned last week that there can be parabolic asymptotes when the degree of the numerator is exactly 2 more than in the denominator

  • @DjGoyzillah
    @DjGoyzillah 11 лет назад

    yes, you can have parabolic asymptotes, and it could keep on going up...