Determine the points of intersection of the function
With the X
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Determine the points of intersection of the function
With the X
To solve the problem of finding the intersection points of the function with the x-axis, follow these steps:
These solutions, and , correspond to the points and on the Cartesian plane. Thus, the points of intersection are and .
The correct choice from the provided options is:
Therefore, the solution to the problem is that the function intersects the x-axis at .
The following function has been graphed below:
\( f(x)=-x^2+5x+6 \)
Calculate points A and B.
X-intercepts are points where the graph crosses the x-axis. On the x-axis, all points have a y-coordinate of zero. So we solve to find where this happens!
You'll need to factor first or use other methods like the quadratic formula. The factored form makes it easy to apply the Zero Product Property directly.
Set each factor equal to zero separately: gives the point (0,0), and gives , so the point (-1,0).
By definition, x-intercepts are where the graph touches the x-axis. Since every point on the x-axis has , all x-intercepts have the form (x-value, 0).
Every factor in your equation must be set to zero. If , then either OR (or both). This gives you all possible x-intercepts.
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