Question

20 points!!! Please Help Does the equation x2 - 4x + y2 = -3 intersect the x-axis?

Answer 1

Yes, because the center is on the x-axis, the circle will intersect 2 times, at x=1 and at x=3

Answer 2

Answer:

Yes, twice

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation will intersect the x-axis when y = 0, so we have

x² - 4x = -3    now solve this quadratic for x...

  x² - 4x + 3 = 0    

factor...

(x - 3)(x - 1) = 0,

so at x = 1 and x = 3, the function crosses the x-axis

See the graph below