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Title: Quadratic function x-intercept
Post by: beardy on Feb 16, 2014
I'm having difficulty deciphering x-intercept

y = 2(x+2)^2+4

0 = 2(x+2)^+4
0 = 2(x^2+4x+4)+4
0 = 2x^2+8x+8+4
0 = 2x^2+8x+12

Am I doing this wrong?


Title: Re: Quadratic function x-intercept
Post by: bio_man on Feb 16, 2014
Thanks for the question, but there are no x-intercepts.


Title: Re: Quadratic function x-intercept
Post by: pegah on Feb 27, 2014
you have to multiply it out and then use the quadratic eq