document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=130315>Question 130315</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To you that have answered my previous questions, thank you! They are not being mailed to me so I cannot leave a thank you note. I have two more questions before my final, if I can get help, please.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.) Find the x-intercepts and y-intercepts for<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=x^2-7x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I was able to get the x-intercepts as (5, 0), (2, 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "However, I do not know how to get the y-intercepts. I plugged 0 in for x but wouldn;t that make y=(0, 0) and don't you need two for y like you have two for x?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.) I need to know how for sure to Determine which type of function is used as a model for data, for the scatterplot graph. I have graphs to look at, yet when the line is straight I put lienear and it was wrong, and yet one with curvy lines was a linear. How do I determine correctly every time .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks in advance for the help in case I do not receive an email. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #95180 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=95180\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.) Find the x-intercepts and y-intercepts for<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=x^2-7x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I was able to get the x-intercepts as (5, 0), (2, 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "However, I do not know how to get the y-intercepts. I plugged 0 in for x but wouldn;t that make y=(0, 0) and don't you need two for y like you have two for x? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-intercept:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = 0, then y = 0^2-7*0 + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept is (0,10)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.) I need to know how for sure to Determine which type of function is used as a model for data, for the scatterplot graph. I have graphs to look at, yet when the line is straight I put linear and it was wrong, and yet one with curvy lines was a linear. How do I determine correctly every time <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You need to look at the graph and the scale on the axis.  By changing<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the scale a line can be make to look curved and a curve can be made to look<BR>\n" );
document.write( "straight.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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