document.write( "Question 927731: I need to find the y and x intercepts of y=-2x^2-8x-5\r
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to find the \"y\" and \"x\" intercepts of \"y=-2x%5E2-8x-5\", set \"x=0\" to find \"y\" intercept, then set \"y=0\" to find \"x\" intercept\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-2x%5E2-8x-5\" if \"x=0\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-2%2A0%5E2-8%2A0-5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y\" intercept is at (\"0\",\"-5\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-2x%5E2-8x-5\" if \"y=0\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=-2x%5E2-8x-5\"...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+\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%288+%2B-+sqrt%28+64-40+%29%29%2F-4%29+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%288+%2B-+sqrt%28+24+%29%29%2F-4%29+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%288+%2B-+4.89%29%2F-4%29+\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%288+%2B+4.89%29%2F-4%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+12.89%2F-4+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=-3.2+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%288+-4.89%29%2F-4%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+3.11%2F-4+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=-0.8+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x\" intercept is at (\"-3.2+\",\"0\") and (\"-0.8+\",\"0\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-5%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+5%2C+-2x%5E2-8x-5%29+\" \r
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