document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=80807>Question 80807</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hello can some one check this for me please?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i have to find the x intercepts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x^2+2x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "o=(x+4)(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=x^2+2x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let y=0:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x-3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+3)(x-1)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-3 or x=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hint: You did not factor correctly.  You can check your factoring<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by using FOIL to see if you get the original polynomial when you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "do the multiplication.\r<BR>\n" );
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