SOLUTION: Find the x-intercepts of the graph of the equation.......Please explain steps... y=x^2+2x-35 x^2 is x squared.

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Question 190057: Find the x-intercepts of the graph of the equation.......Please explain steps...
y=x^2+2x-35
x^2 is x squared.
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The x-intercepts of an equation are the ordered pairs of the form (x, 0). So set the function equal to 0 and solve the quadratic equation.

This one factors. Hint: 7 times -5 = -35 and 7 plus -5 = 2.


John