document.write( "Question 987566: Give the x-intercepts, the table of signs and the sketch of the graph.\r
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f is shown in factored form. x-intercepts are -3 and -1.\r
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document.write( "SIGN CHECK     (-)^2(-)^3         (+)^2(-)^3     (+)^2(+)^2\r\n" );
document.write( "SIGN           (-)                (-)             (+)\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "f changes signs and crosses the x-axis at x=-1 but just touches the x-axis at x=-3.\r
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