If and intersects its horizontal asymptote only one time, the intersection is at where and are reals. Determine the value of .
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The horizontal asymptote would be y = 1 since the graph would approach the ratio of the leading coefficients, which is 1 , as x approaches infinity. If we let F ( x ) = 1 , then x 2 + sin ( θ ) ∣ x − 7 ∣ + cos ( θ ) = x 2 + cos ( θ ) ∣ x + 4 ∣ + sin ( θ ) . By canceling out the x and factoring, tan ( θ ) = 1 − ∣ x − 7 ∣ 1 − ∣ x + 4 ∣ . Since there is only 1 possible asymptote, that means there is 1 possible value for x , so ∣ x + 4 ∣ = ∣ x − 7 ∣ = 1 and θ = 4 5 ° . This yields only x + 4 = 7 − x as x + 4 = x − 7 has no solution, so 2 x = 3 and x = 1 . 5 . As a result, the intersection is ( 1 . 5 , 1 ) so 1 0 ( 1 . 5 ) + 5 ( 1 ) = 2 0 which is the final answer.