What is the y-intercept of the graph represented by the equation below?
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Factor <span>3x</span>²<span><span>−2x−8</span><span>
</span></span>1. Multiply 3 by -8, which is -24.
2. Ask: Which two numbers add up to -2 and multiply to -24?
3. Answer: 4 and -6
4. Rewrite <span>−2x </span>as the sum of <span>4x </span>and <span>−6x</span>:
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</span><span>Factor out common terms in the first two terms, then in the last two terms
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Factor out the common term <span>3x+4
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Solve for <span>x
</span>1. Ask: When will <span>(3x+4)(x−2) </span>equal zero?
2. Answer: When <span>3x+4=0 </span>or <span>x−2=0.</span>
3. Solve each of the 2 equations above:
x = −<span>4 / 3</span>,<span>2</span>
Factor <span>3x</span>²<span><span>−2x−8</span><span>
</span></span>1. Multiply 3 by -8, which is -24.
2. Ask: Which two numbers add up to -2 and multiply to -24?
3. Answer: 4 and -6
4. Rewrite <span>−2x </span>as the sum of <span>4x </span>and <span>−6x</span>:
</span><span>Factor out common terms in the first two terms, then in the last two terms
</span>
Factor out the common term <span>3x+4
</span>
Solve for <span>x
</span>1. Ask: When will <span>(3x+4)(x−2) </span>equal zero?
2. Answer: When <span>3x+4=0 </span>or <span>x−2=0.</span>
3. Solve each of the 2 equations above:
x = −<span>4 / 3</span>,<span>2</span>