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Helpp!!!!
Give the relation and identify the x and y axis intercepts.

Helpp!!!! Give the relation and identify the x and y axis intercepts.-example-1
User Pedro Varela
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Answer:

(2, 0) and (6, 0)

Explanation:


y = x^2 - 8 x + 12

To get the x intersept put y = 0


x^2 - 8 x + 12 = 0 \\\\x^2 - 6 x - 2 x + 12 = 0 \\\\x(x- 6) - 2(x - 6) = 0 \\\\(x - 2) (x - 6) = 0 \\\\x = 2 and x = 6

So, the intersepts are

(2, 0) and (6, 0)

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