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The asymptotes of a curve are the lines or curves that approach a given curve very closely without actually touching it. They make curve sketching much easier. You will probably only have asymptotes that ...

Let's begin by reviewing a fairly simple (linear) equation:

(1) y = 2x + 3

(1) describes the relationship between two variables, <...

First, we use the idea that a complex number z can be written in terms of its real and imaginary parts, i.e. z = x+iy, to write our expression as:

| x+ iy -5 - 3i | = ...