document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=782243>Question 782243</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine any axis intercepts; y = \"sqrt X\" + 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm really not getting this!...I know you set a or y to 0 to solve the other, but I am not understanding these questions =*( </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #476348 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=476348\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To find the y-intercept, plug in x = 0 and solve for y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The y-intercept is the point <font color=\"red\">(0,8)</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the x-intercept, plug in y = 0 and solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BUT, there's a problem. Plugging in x = 64 into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+sqrt%28x%29+%2B+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+sqrt%28x%29+%2B+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > gives you \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which is NOT y = 0, so clearly x = 64 is an extraneous solution. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are <font color=\"red\">NO x-intercepts</font>. This means that the graph does NOT cross the x-axis at all.<BR>\n" );
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