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NEED HELP NOW. I need help finding the x-intercepts.

NEED HELP NOW. I need help finding the x-intercepts.-example-1

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To find the x-intercepts we can write:

0 = -1/2(x + 3)² + 4

0 = -1/2(x² + 6x + 9) + 4

0 = -1/2x² - 3x - 9/2 + 4

0 = -1/2x² - 3x - 1/2

0 = x² + 6x + 1

x = -3 ± 2√2 (use quadratic formula)

As a decimal this can be written as x = -5.83, x = -0.17.

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