document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=266847>Question 266847</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the x-intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The x-intercepts are the values of x where y = 0 so we need to solve the following for x:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^2 + 8x - 5 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2x + 5)*(2x - 1) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solutions are where 2x + 5 = 0 and 2x - 1 = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve these two equations for x.  </SPAN>\n" );
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