document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=982936>Question 982936</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Function & graph:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two curves are the branches of the graph of y=1/x. The straight line intercepts the x-axis at point (-1,0) and the y-axis at point (0,2).it also cuts the curves at points A and B. Find the coordinates of point A and of point B. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #603728 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=603728\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The line has slope 2 and y-intercept is given.  The line has the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The intersection points A and B will be for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Fx=2x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Fx=2x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > formed by equating the two expressions for y.  This will be a quadratic equation giving two x coordinates.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Discriminant is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E2-4%2A2%2A%28-1%29=4%2B8=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E2-4%2A2%2A%28-1%29=4%2B8=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-2%2B-+sqrt%2812%29%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-2%2B-+sqrt%2812%29%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two points to be found,  still unfinished, would be as these:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-1-sqrt%283%29%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-1-sqrt%283%29%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  and  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2%2F%28-1-sqrt%283%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2%2F%28-1-sqrt%283%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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