document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=114938>Question 114938</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f(x)= 9-x^2/x^2-4x-4 find x and y intercepts </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83620 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=83620\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x intercepts:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set f(x) equal to zero and solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9-x%5E2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9-x%5E2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This means the numerator is equal to zero. The denominator is never zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9=x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add x^2 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When taking the square root, we get the answers <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-intercepts:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simply plug in x=0 and solve for y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%280%29=+-9%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%280%29=+-9%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the y-intercept is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-9%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-9%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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