SOLUTION: What are the intercepts of this equation? {{{((x^2)-4)/2x^4}}}

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Question 52413: What are the intercepts of this equation?
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Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Nate:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=(x^2)-4)/2x^4}
To get the y-intercept let x=0.
But that gives you zero in the denominator.
So, there are no y-intercepts.
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To get the x-intercept, let y=0
Y can be zero only if the numerator of the fraction is zero.
Solve x^2-4=0
x=2 or x=-2
The x-intercepts are x=2 and x=-2
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0+=+%28%28x%5E2%29+-+4%29%2F%282x%5E4%29
0+=+x%5E2+-+4
4+=+x%5E2
+-2+=+x
(-2,0) and (2,0)
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