McGraw Hill Glencoe Algebra 2, 2012
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Exercise 8 Page 255

The solutions to the equation are the x-coordinates of the points of intersection of the graph and the x-axis.

J

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We want to use the given graph to determine the solutions of the related quadratic equation. The solutions of these equations are the x-coordinates of the points of intersection of the parabola and the x-axis. Recall that a quadratic equation can have two, one, or no solutions. Let's consider the given graph.

We can see that these solutions are x=- 7 and x=1, which corresponds to option J.

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Number of solutions shown on a graph