What are the asymptotes and removable discontinuities, if any, of #f(x)= 2/( e^(-6x) -4) #?

1 Answer
May 20, 2017

No removable discontinuities.
Asymptote: #x=-0.231#

Explanation:

Removable discontinuities are when #f(x) = 0/0#, so this function will not have any since its denominator is always 2.

That leaves us finding the asymptotes (where the denominator = 0).

We can set the denominator equal to 0 and solve for #x#.

#e^(-6x)-4=0#
#e^(-6x)=4#
#-6x = ln4#
#x = -ln4/6 = -0.231#

So the asymptote is at #x=-0.231#. We can confirm this by looking at the graph of this function:
graph{2/(e^(-6x)-4) [-2.93, 2.693, -1.496, 1.316]}