Quiz on Horizontal Asymptotes of Rational Functions

What is the horizontal asymptote when the degrees of the numerator and denominator are equal, and the leading coefficients are 12 and 3?

• y = 4

• y = 3

• y = 1

• y = 0

If the degrees of the numerator and denominator are both 2, and the leading coefficients are 2 and -1, what is the horizontal asymptote?

• y = 0

• y = 1

• y = 2

• y = -2

What is the horizontal asymptote when the degree of the numerator is less than the degree of the denominator?

• y = 1

• y = 0

• y = -1

• y = 2

In a rational function where the numerator's degree is smaller than the denominator's, what is the horizontal asymptote?

• y = 2

• y = -1

• y = 1

• y = 0

What can be said about the horizontal asymptote when the degree of the numerator is greater than the degree of the denominator?

• y = -1

• y = 1

• y = 0

• There is no horizontal asymptote