SOLUTION: find the intercepts of y=-4x^2+4x-1

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Question 628658: find the intercepts of y=-4x^2+4x-1
Answer by reviewermath(1029) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find the x-intercepts, let y = 0 and solve for x
-4x%5E2%2B4x-1=0
4x%5E2-4x%2B1=0
%282x-1%29%5E2=0
x=1%2F2
The x-intercept is 1/2.
To find the y-intercept, let x = 0 and solve for y.
-4%280%5E2%29+%2B+4%280%29+-+1+=+-1
The y-intercept is -1.