document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1040379>Question 1040379</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm having some trouble remembering the answer to this question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a function f has exactly one x-intercept. Does that mean it's a linear function? \r<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 #655191 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52781)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=655191\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm having some trouble remembering the answer to this question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a function f has exactly one x-intercept. Does that mean it's a linear function? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It doesn't mean.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As an example (or contr-example) consider y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5Ex+-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5Ex+-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > whose plot is below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+330%2C+330%2C+-10.5%2C+10.5%2C+-10.5%2C+10.5%2C%0D%0A++++++++++2%5Ex+-+2%0D%0A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+330%2C+330%2C+-10.5%2C+10.5%2C+-10.5%2C+10.5%2C%0D%0A++++++++++2%5Ex+-+2%0D%0A%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<B>Figure</B>. Plot y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5Ex-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5Ex-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I do not advise you to keep such things in your memory.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do not try to memorize it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But you should be able to quickly get the answer based on your common sense.\r<BR>\n" );
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