document.write( "Question 651774: what are the x intercepts of -x^2+4x+1 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #407814 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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you have the quadratic in the form \"ax%5E2%2Bb%2Bc\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "set it equal to zero and solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%5E2%2B4x%2B1=0\"...use quadratic formula\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\" ...note that \"a=-1\", \"b=4\" and \"c=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-4+%2B-+sqrt%28+4%5E2-4%2A%28-1%29%2A1+%29%29%2F%282%2A%28-1%29%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-4+%2B-+sqrt%28+16%2B4+%29%29%2F%28-2%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-4+%2B-+sqrt%28+20%29%29%2F%28-2%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-4+%2B-++4.47+%29%2F%28-2%29+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-4+%2B4.47+%29%2F%28-2%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+0.47+%2F-2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+-0.235+\"..........first \"x-intercept\" is at point (\"-0.235+\",\"0\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-4+-4.47+%29%2F%28-2%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+-8.47+%2F-2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=4.235+\"..............second \"x-intercept\" is at point (\"4.235+\",\"0\")\r
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