31. Let \( f \) be the function given by \( f(x) = \frac{-3x^2}{\sqrt{3x^4 + 1}} \). Which of the following is the equation of horizontal asymptote of the graph of \( f \)?






Answer is: option2

\( y = -\sqrt{3} \)

Solution:

We are given the function:

\( f(x) = \frac{-3x^2}{\sqrt{3x^4 + 1}} \)

We are to find the horizontal asymptote of this function, i.e.,

\( \lim_{x \to \infty} f(x) \quad \text{and} \quad \lim_{x \to -\infty} f(x) \)

As \( x \to \infty \) or \( x \to -\infty \), the \( +1 \) in the denominator becomes negligible compared to \( 3x^4 \), so:

\[ f(x) \approx \frac{-3x^2}{\sqrt{3x^4}} = \frac{-3x^2}{x^2 \cdot \sqrt{3}} = \frac{-3}{\sqrt{3}} = -\sqrt{3} \]

So the horizontal asymptote is:

\( y = -\sqrt{3} \)

Final Answer: (B) \( y = -\sqrt{3} \)

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