SOLUTION: Graph the quadratic equation y = x^2 + 8x + 7

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Question 250602: Graph the quadratic equation
y = x^2 + 8x + 7
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Quadratic equation ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 (in our case 1x%5E2%2B8x%2B7+=+0) has the following solutons:

x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca

For these solutions to exist, the discriminant b%5E2-4ac should not be a negative number.

First, we need to compute the discriminant b%5E2-4ac: b%5E2-4ac=%288%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A7=36.

Discriminant d=36 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: +x%5B12%5D+=+%28-8%2B-sqrt%28+36+%29%29%2F2%5Ca.

x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%288%29%2Bsqrt%28+36+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-1
x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%288%29-sqrt%28+36+%29%29%2F2%5C1+=+-7

Quadratic expression 1x%5E2%2B8x%2B7 can be factored:
1x%5E2%2B8x%2B7+=+1%28x--1%29%2A%28x--7%29
Again, the answer is: -1, -7. Here's your graph:
graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+1%2Ax%5E2%2B8%2Ax%2B7+%29