Determine the Equation of the Horizontal Asymptote for the Graph $$f ( x ) = 4 ^ { x + 2 } - 2$$

Multiple Choice

Determine the equation of the horizontal asymptote for the graph of this function, and state the domain and range of
this function.
- $$f ( x ) = 4 ^ { x + 2 } - 2$$

A) Horizontal asymptote: $\mathrm { y } = 2$ ;
Domain: $( - \infty , \infty )$ , Range: $( 2 , \infty )$

B) Horizontal asymptote: $y = - 2$ ;
Domain: $( - \infty , \infty )$ , Range: $( - 2 , \infty )$

C) Horizontal asymptote: $y = 0$ ;
Domain: $( - \infty , \infty )$ , Range: $( 0 , \infty )$