SOLUTION: How do you compute the intercept of a quadratic function?

Question 5898: How do you compute the intercept of a quadratic function?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
which intercept?

the x-intercept is "where does the curve cross the x-axis?"...this is where y=0. So put y=0 into the equation and find the x-value(s) that satisfy that.

the y-intercept is "where does the curve cross the y-axis?"...this is where x=0. So put x=0 into the equation and find the y-value that satisfies that.

jon.
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