Determine Which of the Rational Functions Given Below Has the Following

question 184

Multiple Choice

Determine which of the rational functions given below has the following feature(s) .
-x-intercepts: $( 3,0 )$ and $( 4,0 )$ , y-intercept: $( 0,12 )$ , vertical asymptote: $x = 1$ , horizontal asymptote: $y = 1$

• A) \(f ( x ) = \frac { ( x + 3 ) ( x + 4 ) } { ( x + 1 ) ^ { 2 } }\)
• B) \(f ( x ) = \frac { ( x - 3 ) ( x - 4 ) } { ( x - 1 ) }\)
• C) \(f ( x ) = \frac { ( x + 3 ) ( x + 4 ) } { ( x + 1 ) }\)
• D) \(f ( x ) = \frac { ( x - 3 ) ( x - 4 ) } { ( x - 1 ) ^ { 2 } }\)

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