document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=795475>Question 795475</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the x-intercept of y=square root x^2+9?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I squared both sides and ended up with 0=x^2+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtracted 9 from both sides .... -9=x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since a negative doesn't go under a radical, do I divide by -1?  And if I divide by -1 what do I do with -x^2? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then sqrt(x^2+9) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then x^2+9 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = +-3i<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is no x-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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