document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1056623>Question 1056623</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What two algebraic methods can be used to find the horizontal intercepts of a quadratic function? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Horizontal Intercepts for ax^2+bx+c=0, unless the discriminant is negative.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If discriminant is non-negative, then the function will have one or two horizontal axis intercepts.  THe two methods to find them/it are, either Factoring, or Completing the Square to solve for x (for the equation ax^2+bxc=0). </SPAN>\n" );
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