SOLUTION: find the x and y intercepts {{{y=-x^2}}} thanks a lot

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Question 51609: find the x and y intercepts
y=-x%5E2
thanks a lot
Answer by rchill(405) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find the y-intercept, we use x=0 in the equation: y=-0%5E2, which equates to y=0. So the y-intercept is (0,0). The x-intercept is defined when the value of y=0. Because we already know that when y is 0, so is x, then the x-intercept is also (0,0).