Answer:
6 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
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Let
x ----> the hours a soccer team practiced after the season started
y ----> the total practice time for the year in hours
we know that
The y-intercept of a linear equation is the value of x when the value of y is equal to zero
In the context of this problem, the y-intercept is the total practice time before the season began (the value of x is equal to zero)
Looking at the graph
The y-intercept is the point (0,6)
therefore
the total practice time before the season began is 6 hours
Answer:
You did not post the options, but i will try to answer this in a general way.
Because we have two solutions, i know that we are talking about quadratic equations, of the form of:
0 = a*x^2 + b*x + c.
There are two easy ways to see if the solutions of this equation are real or not.
1) look at the graph, if the graph touches the x-axis, then we have real solutions (if the graph does not touch the x-axis, we have complex solutions).
2) look at the determinant.
The determinant of a quadratic equation is:
D = b^2 - 4*a*c.
if D > 0, we have two real solutions.
if D = 0, we have one real solution (or two real solutions that are equal)
if D < 0, we have two complex solutions.
