Question

Find the x-intercepts for the parabola defined by the equation below.

y=x² +9x+14

(-2, 0) and (-7, 0)
(9, 0) and (14, 0)
(0, -2) and (0, -7)
(0,9) and (0, 14)

Answer 1

OPTION A

Explanation:

we begin by factoring

x² + 9x + 14

(x+7)(x+ 2)

hence, there are x intercepts at -2 and -7