SOLUTION: x intercepts of f(x)=7x+x(x-5) The first question was to solve 7x+x(x-5)=0 and I found x=(0,-2), the next question was to find the x intercepts of f(x)=7x+x(x-5), and I am getti

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Question 201231: x intercepts of f(x)=7x+x(x-5)
The first question was to solve 7x+x(x-5)=0 and I found x=(0,-2), the next question was to find the x intercepts of f(x)=7x+x(x-5), and I am getting confused! Help! Thanks!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(13679) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the values "m" and "n" are the solutions to an equation of the form , then the x-intercepts of are (m,0) and (n,0)


So in your case, the solutions are x=0 or x=-2 which means that the x-intercepts are (0,0) and (-2,0)