SOLUTION: Please help me find the x-intercepts and the y-intercepts for F(x)= -x^2 + 2x + 24 Thank you

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Question 568349: Please help me find the x-intercepts and the y-intercepts for F(x)= -x^2 + 2x + 24
Thank you
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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find the x-intercepts and the y-intercepts for F(x)= -x^2 + 2x + 24
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y-intercept = ?
Let x = 0 ; then y = 24
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x-intercept = ?
Let y = 0 and solve for "x":
-x^2+2x+24 = 0
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x^2-2x-24 =0
(x-6)(x+4) = 0
x = 6 or x = -4
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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