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How many times does the graph of the function below intersect or touch the x-axis? y=-3x^2+x+4 ...?
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How many times does the graph of the function below intersect or touch the x-axis? y=-3x^2+x+4 ...?
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The answer is 2 times.
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when the graph touches x axis at that point y = 0
So, putting y =0
0 = -3x^2 + x +4
so, if you factoriazte it
−3
x^2
++4x−3x+4=0
−3x(x+1)+4(x+1)=0
(x+1)+(−3x+4)=0
x=−1,
4/3
So, two time at -1 and 4/3 it touches the x-axid
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