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Why do some functions not have x intercepts?

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The x-axis is defined by the equation y=0x+0. Since we see that our equation and that of the x-axis have the same slope, they will never intersect. So, to answer your question, any equation of the form y=b will have no x-intercept, except y=0, which will have infinitely many intercepts
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