Find All Vertical Asymptotes of the Function $y ( x ) = \frac { x - 2 } { x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 8 }$

question 96

Multiple Choice

Find all vertical asymptotes of the function $y ( x ) = \frac { x - 2 } { x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 8 }$

• A) \(x = - 2 , x = 4\)
• B) \(x = 2\)
• C) \(x = 4\)
• D) \(x = - 1 , x = 8\)
• E) \(\text { no vertical asymptotes }\)

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