Choose the correct equation for the line shown on the graph? y = -x - 4 y = x - 4 y = -x - 1 y = x - 1
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Answer:
3, 7
Step-by-step explanation:
"Zeros" means solutions to the equation f(x) = 0. In other words, what are the values of x that make the function's value equal to zero?
This one can be solved by factoring.
The change in the water vapors is modeled by the polynomial function c(x). In order to find the x-intercepts of a polynomial we set it equal to zero and solve for the values of x. The resulting values of x are the x-intercepts of the polynomial.
Once we have the x-intercepts we know the points where the graph crosses the x-axes. From the degree of the polynomial we can visualize the end behavior of the graph and using the values of maxima and minima a rough sketch can be plotted.
Let the polynomial function be c(x) = x ² -7x + 10
To find the x-intercepts we set the polynomial equal to zero and solve for x as shown below:
x ² -7x + 10 = 0
Factorizing the middle term, we get:
x ² - 2x - 5x + 10 = 0
x(x - 2) - 5(x - 2) =0
(x - 2)(x - 5)=0
x - 2 = 0 ⇒ x=2
x - 5 = 0 ⇒ x=5
Thus the x-intercept of our polynomial are 2 and 5. Since the polynomial is of degree 2 and has positive leading coefficient, its shape will be a parabola opening in upward direction. The graph will have a minimum point but no maximum if the domain is not specified. The minimum points occurs at the midpoint of the two x-intercepts. So the minimum point will occur at x=3.5. Using x=3.5 the value of the minimum point can be found. Using all this data a rough sketch of the polynomial can be constructed. The figure attached below shows the graph of our polynomial.
Put the value of x = -1 to the equation of a function f(x):