133k views
2 votes
How many roots do the functions have in common?

f(x)=2x^2-4x-16

Please Help??

User Shriya
by
4.5k points

2 Answers

4 votes

Answer:

f and g share the same root(s).

Explanation:

User GeeWhizBang
by
4.7k points
4 votes

Answer:

Explanation:

Given the function f(x)=2x^2-4x-16

To know the amount of roots that the function have in common, we need to first factorize the expression as shown;

f(x)=2x^2-4x-16

f(x)=2x^2-8x-16

Let f(x) = 0

0 =2x^2-4x-16

2x^2-4x-16 = 0

Divide through by 2;

x^2-2x-8 = 0

x^2 - 4x + 2x - 8 = 0

x(x-4)+2(x-4) = 0

(x+2)(x-4) = 0

x = -2 and 4

Hence the roots of the function are -2 and 4. They did not have any common roots

User Vanlooverenkoen
by
5.5k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.