SOLUTION: Find the x-intercepts. Note x^2 is x squared. y = x^2 – 9x + 20

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Question 348736: Find the x-intercepts. Note x^2 is x squared.
y = x^2 – 9x + 20


Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this is a quadratic equation
set y to 0 to find x intercepts.
0=x%5E2-9x%2B20 -5 and -4 multiply to get +20 and add to get -9
0=%28x-5%29%28x-4%29
x=5,4