Determine Which of the Rational Functions Given Below Has the Following

question 265

Multiple Choice

Determine which of the rational functions given below has the following feature(s) .
-The horizontal asymptote is $y = 5$

• A) \(f ( x ) = \frac { x + 5 } { x + 9 }\)
• B) \(f ( x ) = \frac { 5 x ^ { 2 } - 1 } { x + 9 }\)
• C) \(f ( x ) = \frac { 5 } { x - 5 }\)
• D) \(f ( x ) = \frac { 5 x - 1 } { x + 9 }\)

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