Solve the problem.Suppose that a cost-benefit model is given by ?f(x) = where f(x) is the cost in thousands of dollars of removing x percent of a given pollutant. What is the vertical asymptote of the graph of this function? What does this suggest about the possibility of removing all of the pollutant? Explain your reasoning.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Answers will vary. Possible answer: The vertical asymptote is  This suggests that as x approaches 100 percent, the cost becomes infinitely large. It is therefore not possible to remove all of the pollutant.