document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=129566>Question 129566</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> HOW DO YOU SOLVE THE QUESTION: What are the roots of the function  y=x^2+4x-45.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  i tried squaring but it doesnt factor. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #94932 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=94932\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the roots are the values of x that make the value of the function zero<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ the points on the graph of the function where it crosses the x-axis\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0=x^2+4x-45\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factoring __ 0=(x+9)(x-5) </SPAN>\n" );
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