SOLUTION: Find the x-intercepts for the graph of the equation y=x^2-2x-8. The x-intercepts are?

Question 330114: Find the x-intercepts for the graph of the equation y=x^2-2x-8. The x-intercepts are?
Answer by privani(34) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

y=(x-4)(x+2)
At x-intercepts, y=0:
Therefore,
y=x-4 ; y=x+2
0=x-4 ; 0=x+2
x=4 ; x=-2
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