how do you find vertical asymptotes?

like for this equation

f(x) = 9/x^2

please go step by step so i know how to do it

Update:

wait, so if its zero does it exist? or how do you know if it exists or not?

Comments

  • Vertical Asymptotes occur where an equation is undefined. For the equation you listed, it would be at x = 0, because that's the only time it's undefined. (You'd be dividing by zero)

  • Correction: vertical asymptotes are not "where the equation is undefined" because so are "holes in the function".

    Vertical asymptotes are where the function APPROCHES a vertical line in shape. In this example, x=0 is a vertical asymptote.

    Just look at a graph and figue it out for yourself.

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