SOLUTION: Find the x - intercept y = x squared + x - 6

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Question 122741: Find the x - intercept
y = x squared + x - 6
Found 2 solutions by Earlsdon, checkley71:
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the x-intercept:
y+=+x%5E2%2Bx-6 The x-intercepts (there will be two of them) occur at y = 0, so...
0+=+x%5E2%2Bx-6 Solve by factoring:
0+=+%28x%2B3%29%28x-2%29 Apply the zero product principle:
x%2B3+=+0 or x-2+=+0 so then...
If x%2B3+=+0 then x+=+-3 or...
If x-2+=+0 then x+=+2
The x-intercepts are:
x+=+-3 and x+=+2
Check the graph:
graph%28600%2C400%2C-5%2C5%2C-8%2C5%2Cx%5E2%2Bx-6%29

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Y=X^2+X-6
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+x%5E2+%2Bx+-6%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, y = x^2 +x -6).
x intercepts are 2 & -3.