document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=80996>Question 80996</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can i please have help i need to find the x intercepts<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the x intercepts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x^2+5x+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the x intercept of the given equation, put y = 0 in the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>   0 = x^2 + 5x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which is a quadratic equation which you can solve using either quadratic formula ya splitting the middle term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here we shall use the second method, that is splitting the middle term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 5x + 6 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x^2 + 3x + 2x + 6 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> (x^2 + 3x ) + ( 2x + 6 ) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x(x+3) + 2(x+3) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> (x+ 3) (x + 2) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x+ 3 = 0   or x = x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x = -3    or x = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we got two values corresponding to y = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " So x intercepts of the the given equation are, x = -3 and x = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you understood.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Praseena.\r<BR>\n" );
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