SOLUTION: Find the x-intercept and the y-intercept and graph: y= x squared -1

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Question 580946: Find the x-intercept and the y-intercept and graph:
y= x squared -1
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the x-intercept and the y-intercept and graph:
y= x^2 - 1
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y-intercept = ?
Let x = 0 ; then y = -1
y-int is (0,-1)
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x-intercept = ?
Let y = 0 ; then x^2 = 1 ; so x = +1 and x = -1
x-int: (1,0) and (-1,0)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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