Question

When the function below is graphed, how many x-intercepts does it have? y = 2x2 - 8x + 5

Answer 1

It has two x-intercepts because the exponent of the equation is 2 and the graph crosses the x-axis twice

Answer 2

2.

Explanation:

Please find the attachment.

We have been given a function formula
`y=2x^2-8x+5`. We are asked to determine the number of x-intercepts that our function could have by graphing.

Since our given function is a quadratic function, so it could have at-most two x-intercepts as it will cross x-axis at-most two times.

Upon looking at our attached graph we can see that our given function crosses x-axis at two points, therefore, our given function has two x-intercepts.