SOLUTION: What does it mean when a number is a "zero" of a polynomial, and what the zeros have to do with the graph. Thanks!

SOLUTION: What does it mean when a number is a "zero" of a polynomial, and what the zeros have to do with the graph. Thanks!

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: What does it mean when a number is a "zero" of a polynomial, and what the zeros have to do with the graph.
Thanks! This question is from textbook College Algebra

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A "zero" is a value of x that will make "y" equal to zero. For instance, the equation has the zero since . Graphically, the zeros are the same as the x-intercepts (since the x-intercepts occur when y=0).
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