document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1157407>Question 1157407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> given the x-intercept for the grap of a quadratic function are 3 and -2, write a possible formula for the quadratic function, in factored form<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 #780266 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=780266\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the zeroes of the quadratic are at x = 3 and x = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 3 from the first equation to get x - 3 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 2 to the second equation to get x + 2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "those are your factors of the quadratic.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you get (x-3) * (x+2) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify to get x^2 + 2x - 3x - 6 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms to get x^2 -x - 6 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here's what the factors and the equation look like on a graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "both equations draw the same graph because they are equivalent. </SPAN>\n" );
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