SOLUTION: Find the x and y intercepts of the equation. x^2 + 8x +12 = 0

Question 132740This question is from textbook Algebra & Trigono,etry
: Find the x and y intercepts of the equation.
x^2 + 8x +12 = 0 This question is from textbook Algebra & Trigono,etry

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The equation, as you presented it, doesn't have any "intercepts." This quadratic equation has two solutions or roots that would be the x-intercepts of the function . This function would also have a y-intercept at (0,f(0)).

If you meant to ask for the x-intercepts of , then the method to find them consists of setting the function equal to 0, resulting in the equation you provided, and then solving for x.

6 * 2 = 12 and 6 + 2 = 8, so:

, therefore x = -6 or x = -2, and the x-intercepts of are the two points denoted by the ordered pairs (-6,0) and (-2,0).

As previously discussed the y-intercept of is at the point (0,f(0)). , so the y-intercept is at the point (0,12).
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