document.write( "Question 206878: What are the x- and y- intercepts of \"y=3%282-sqrt%28x%29%29%2Fx\" \n" ); document.write( "
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What are the x- and y- intercepts of \"+y=3%282-sqrt%28x%29%29%2Fx+\"
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document.write( "To find the x-intercept, substitute 0 for y and solve for x:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"+y=3%282-sqrt%28x%29%29%2Fx+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"+0=3%282-sqrt%28x%29%29%2Fx+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply through by x \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"+0=3%282-sqrt%28x%29%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"+0=2-sqrt%28x%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"sqrt%28x%29=2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28sqrt%28x%29%29%5E2=%282%29%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"+x=4+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the x-intercept is (4,0)\r\n" );
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document.write( "To find the y-intercept, substitute 0 for x and solve for y:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Oh! oh! The denominator is \"x\" and it can never be \"0\",\r\n" );
document.write( "so the graph of this fuchtion cannot have a y-intercept.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Here is the graph:\r\n" );
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document.write( "As you can see it intercepts the x-axis at(4,0), marked with\r\n" );
document.write( "a little circle.\r\n" );
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