How many zeros does the function ????(x) = 3x^2 + 6x + 2 have? Explain how you know.
1 answer:
Answer:
The function has 2 zeros:
Step-by-step explanation:
When you have a polynomial function, you can identify the grade of the function (the grade is the maximum potency) and this is the number of zeros that the function will have. In this case, you have a second-grade polynomial function that has 2 zeros.
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ANSWER: y= 3x - 6
STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:
(1,-3) and (3,3)
X1=1 X2=3
Y1= - 3 Y2=3
1) Find the slope of the line.
To find the slope of the line passing through these two points we need to use the slope formula:
m =
m= m=
= 3
2)Use the slope to find the y-intercept.
Now that we know the slope of the line is 3 we can plug the slope into the equation and we get:
y= 3x+b
Next choose one of the two point to plug in for the values of x and y. It does not matter which one of the two points you choose because you should get the same answer in either case. I generally just choose the first point listed so I don’t have to worry about which one I should choose.
y= 3x+b point (1,-3)
-3= 3(1) + b
-3-3=b
-6=b
3)Write the answer.
Using the slope of 3 and the y-intercept of -6 the answer is:
y = 3x - 6