document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=89494>Question 89494</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the x-intercepts. Express your answer as an ordered pair. 	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x^2 – 7x – 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #65093 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=65093\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> setting y=0 we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-7x-10=0 now using the quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(7+-sqrt[-7^2-4*1*-10])/2*1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(7+-sqrt49+40])/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(7+-sqrt89)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(7+-9.4)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(7+9.4)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16.4/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8.2 answer. or the point (8.2,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(7-9.4)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2.4/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-1.2 answer. or the point (-1.2,0) </SPAN>\n" );
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