Determine the points of intersection of the function
With the X
Determine the points of intersection of the function
With the X
To solve this problem, let's determine the points where the function intersects the X-axis.
Step 1: Set the quadratic function equal to zero to find the roots, which represents the X-axis intersection points:
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Step 2: Consider each factor of the product expression separately:
Set and solve for :
Step 3: Set the second factor equal to zero as well:
Set and solve for :
Step 4: These solutions give us the x-coordinates of the intersection points. Since we set , the points of intersection are
and .
Therefore, the function intersects the X-axis at the points and .
This matches with the choice labeled as choice 2: .