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Find the Y and X intercepts of the following equation y=x^2-5x+6

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To find the y-intercept of the equation y = x^2 - 5x + 6, we set x to 0 and solve for y.

When x = 0:
y = (0)^2 - 5(0) + 6
y = 0 - 0 + 6
y = 6

Therefore, the y-intercept is 6.

To find the x-intercepts of the equation, we set y to 0 and solve for x.

When y = 0:
0 = x^2 - 5x + 6

We can factor this quadratic equation as follows:

0 = (x - 2)(x - 3)

Setting each factor equal to zero:

x - 2 = 0 -> x = 2
x - 3 = 0 -> x = 3

Therefore, the x-intercepts are x = 2 and x = 3.
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