SOLUTION: find the x-intercepts of y=x^2+4x-5

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Question 367810: find the x-intercepts of y=x^2+4x-5

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Hi,
y=x^2+4x-5
find the x-intercepts
0 = x^2+4x-5
factoring
0 = (x+5)(x-1)
(x+5)=0
x = -5
(x-1)=0
x = 1
x- intercepts (-5,0) and (1,0)

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