document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=160018>Question 160018</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the x-intercepts(if they exits) of the following quadratic functions. Graph the function and mark the intercepts.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=x^2-6. I am completely confused on how to solve this problem and several others taht are similar. Please if you could show me step by step I'm sure I will be able to figure out the others. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117983 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=117983\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the x-intercepts(if they exits) of the following quadratic functions. Graph the function and mark the intercepts.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = x^2 - 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Understand that in the graphing world y = f(x), so we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x^2 - 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Understand that the x intercept occurs when y = 0, substitute 0 for y:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 6 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = +6; added 6 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = +<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These are x intercepts, approx +2.4494897 and -2.4494897<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A graph of this would look like this<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-6%2C+6%2C+x%5E2-6%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-6%2C+6%2C+x%5E2-6%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can see the x intercepts corresponds to the values we found<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did this make sense to you now?<BR>\n" );
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