SOLUTION: what are the intercepts in this problem x^2 + x -2

Question 9336: what are the intercepts in this problem
x^2 + x -2
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First, before you can have intercepts, you have to have the equation for a graph. Do you mean find the intercepts for

If so, then the y intercept is always where x=0. If x = 0, then y = -2. That's the y-intercept.

The x-intercept is always where y = 0. If y=0, this means that
which is a quadratic equation. (See my Lesson Plan on Solving Quadratic Equations and also Factoring Trinomials.) This quadratic equation can be solved by factoring.

Set each factor equal to zero:
x+2 = 0
x= -2

x-1 = 0
x=1

Therefore, x = -2 and x= 1 are the x-intercepts.

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