SOLUTION: The equation is: y = 1x2+4x+3 The parabola graph puts it as: x= -1, -3. The equation didn't have negative numbers in it in the first place. So why does the graph make them ne

Algebra ->  Quadratic Equations and Parabolas -> SOLUTION: The equation is: y = 1x2+4x+3 The parabola graph puts it as: x= -1, -3. The equation didn't have negative numbers in it in the first place. So why does the graph make them ne      Log On


   



Question 310072: The equation is: y = 1x2+4x+3
The parabola graph puts it as: x= -1, -3.
The equation didn't have negative numbers in it in the first place. So why does the graph make them negatives?

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y = x2+4x+3
The parabola graph puts it as: x= -1, -3.
The equation didn't have negative numbers in it in the first place. So why does the graph make them negatives?
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y+=+x%5E2%2B4x%2B3+
Find where y = 0:
x%5E2%2B4x%2B3+=+0
(x+3)*(x+1) = 0
For the product to be 0, either x+3 = 0 or x+1 = 0
x+3 = 0
x = -3
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x+1 = 0
x = -1