Please help with #6. How do I find all of the real zeros? Thank you!!!
2 answers:
I'm assuming you're referring to problem 6. You are asked to find the number of x intercepts or roots, which is another term for "zero". I prefer the term root or x intercept as "zero" seems misleading. Anyways, all we do is count the number of times the graph crosses the x axis. This happens 4 times as shown in the attached image below. I have marked these points in red. The graph can directly cross over the x axis, or it can touch the x axis and then bounce back. Either way, it is considered an x intercept.
<h3>Answer: there are 4 x intercepts (or 4 roots)</h3>
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Given:
Point S is translated 5 units to the left and 12 units up to create point S'.
To find:
The distance between the points S and S'.
Solution:
Point S is translated 5 units to the left and 12 units up to create point S'.
The diagram for the given problem is shown below.
From the below figure it is clear that the distance between the point S and S' is the height of a right triangle whose legs are 5 units and 12 units.
By Pythagoras theorem,
Taking square root on both sides.
Therefore, the distance between S and S' is 13 units.
