document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=461519>Question 461519</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When asked to graph a funtion we are asked to identify the intercepts, why? Why are the important?  Give a real world example.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #316516 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=316516\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> They give us the values where the function value is equal to zero. For example, if you throw a ball in the air, you can model the height vs. time, in which the x-intercepts represent the time(s) when the ball hits the ground. There are many other examples in chemistry, biology and engineering. </SPAN>\n" );
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