document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=310072>Question 310072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation is: y = 1x2+4x+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The parabola graph puts it as: x= -1, -3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation didn't have negative numbers in it in the first place. So why does the graph make them negatives? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The parabola graph puts it as: x= -1, -3. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation didn't have negative numbers in it in the first place. So why does the graph make them negatives?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find where y = 0:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+3)*(x+1) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the product to be 0, either x+3 = 0 or x+1 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+1 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -1<BR>\n" );
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