SOLUTION: I�m looking at a graph with one x-intercept,so it must be the graph of a linear function? or is it a vertical line?

SOLUTION: I�m looking at a graph with one x-intercept,so it must be the graph of a linear function? or is it a vertical line?

Algebra.Com

Question 939373: I�m looking at a graph with one x-intercept,so it must be the
graph of a linear function? or is it a vertical line?

Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not necessarily. An x-intercept is a point where the graph of a function f(x) intersects the x-axis, i.e. f(x) = 0, and this implies nothing about f(x) being linear.

For example, y=x^3 has exactly one x-intercept at (0,0), but is not linear.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Determine whether the relation is a function. Explain. x=-4 a) The graph of the... (answered by jim_thompson5910)

Determine whether the relation is a function. Explain x=5 a) The graph of the... (answered by MathLover1)

Draw the graph of the following function. The x- and y-intercepts of each graph should be (answered by Fombitz)

The following is what I am looking for in describing a line. This is what is needed to... (answered by Tatiana_Stebko)

How do you decide by looking at a graph or a curve whether y is defined as a function of... (answered by josmiceli)

Determine graphically the x-value when y=-6 in the given equation. -x+2y=-8 I got... (answered by MathTherapy)

Draw the graphs of the following functions. The x- and y-intercepts of each graph should... (answered by josgarithmetic,MathLover1)

Draw a piecewise function for the letter "M". (the outside legs cannot be vertical for... (answered by Edwin McCravy)

The rational function has a y-intercept of 7. What is the equation for this function. It... (answered by Fombitz)