SOLUTION: please help me find the x intercepts of a parabola Y=x^2-9x+18

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Question 201193: please help me find the x intercepts of a parabola
Y=x^2-9x+18
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-intercepts are when y=0 ___ also called roots

0 = x^2 - 9x + 18

factoring ___ 0 = (x - 6)(x - 3)

x - 6 = 0 ___ x = 6

x - 3 = 0 ___ x = 3