document.write( "Question 49058: Find the x-intercept for y=x^2+x-6 \n" ); document.write( "
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y=x^2+x-6 [Use the quadratic formuala to solve]
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\" [Quadratic Formula]
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+1%5E2-4%2A1%2A-6+%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29+\" [Plug-in the values]
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\n" ); document.write( "c=-6
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+sqrt%28+25+%29%29%2F%282%29+\" [Simplify]
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B-+%285+%29%29%2F%282%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+%2B+%285+%29%29%2F%282%29+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28%284%29%29%2F%282%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = 2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-1+-+%285+%29%29%2F%282%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28%28-6+%29%29%2F%282%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "x=-3
\n" ); document.write( "So, x = 2 or x = -3
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