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Problem
Consider the function
p
(
x
)
=
x
+
1
x
2
−
x
−
6
p(x)=\dfrac{x+1}{x^{2}-x-6}
p
(
x
)
=
x
2
−
x
−
6
x
+
1
. Determine the equation of each vertical asymptote of
p
p
p
, and for every asymptote
x
=
a
x=a
x
=
a
evaluate the one-sided limits
lim
x
→
a
−
p
(
x
)
\displaystyle\lim_{x\to a^-}p(x)
x
→
a
−
lim
p
(
x
)
and
lim
x
→
a
+
p
(
x
)
\displaystyle\lim_{x\to a^+}p(x)
x
→
a
+
lim
p
(
x
)
, indicating whether each limit equals
+
∞
+\infty
+
∞
or
−
∞
-\infty
−
∞
.
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