1. Graphing Quadratic Functions
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You will need to substitute 0 for y and solve.
- 6
Think of the point where the graph of an equation crosses the x-axis. The y-value of that ( x, y) coordinate pair is 0, and the x-value is the x-intercept. To find the x-intercept of the equation, we should substitute 0 for y and solve for x.
y= 0
Zero Property of Multiplication
.LHS /3.=.RHS /3.
An x-intercept of - 6 means that the graph passes through the x-axis at the point ( - 6,0).