We are asked to find the horizontal asymptote of the function $f(x) = \frac{1-6x^2-x}{2x^2-x+2}$.

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1. Problem Description

We are asked to find the horizontal asymptote of the function f(x)=16x2x2x2x+2f(x) = \frac{1-6x^2-x}{2x^2-x+2}.

2. Solution Steps

To find the horizontal asymptote of a rational function, we need to examine the limit of the function as xx approaches infinity. We can do this by dividing both the numerator and denominator by the highest power of xx that appears in the function, which in this case is x2x^2.
f(x)=16x2x2x2x+2=1x26x2x2xx22x2x2xx2+2x2=1x261x21x+2x2f(x) = \frac{1-6x^2-x}{2x^2-x+2} = \frac{\frac{1}{x^2} - \frac{6x^2}{x^2} - \frac{x}{x^2}}{\frac{2x^2}{x^2} - \frac{x}{x^2} + \frac{2}{x^2}} = \frac{\frac{1}{x^2} - 6 - \frac{1}{x}}{2 - \frac{1}{x} + \frac{2}{x^2}}
Now, we take the limit as xx approaches infinity:
limxf(x)=limx1x261x21x+2x2\lim_{x \to \infty} f(x) = \lim_{x \to \infty} \frac{\frac{1}{x^2} - 6 - \frac{1}{x}}{2 - \frac{1}{x} + \frac{2}{x^2}}
As xx approaches infinity, 1x\frac{1}{x} and 1x2\frac{1}{x^2} approach

0. Therefore,

limxf(x)=06020+0=62=3\lim_{x \to \infty} f(x) = \frac{0 - 6 - 0}{2 - 0 + 0} = \frac{-6}{2} = -3
Thus, the horizontal asymptote is y=3y = -3.

3. Final Answer

The horizontal asymptote is y=3y = -3.

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