f(x)=(x−1)2−36At what values of x does the graph of the function intersect the x-axis?Choose 1 answer:(A) x=−7,x=−5(B) x=7,x=5(C) x=7,x=−5(D) f(x) does not intersect the x-axis.
Q. f(x)=(x−1)2−36At what values of x does the graph of the function intersect the x-axis?Choose 1 answer:(A) x=−7,x=−5(B) x=7,x=5(C) x=7,x=−5(D) f(x) does not intersect the x-axis.
Set f(x) to 0: To find the x-intercepts of the graph of the function, we need to set f(x) to 0 and solve for x. f(x)=(x−1)2−36 0=(x−1)2−36
Add 36 to both sides: Now we will add 36 to both sides of the equation to isolate the squared term.0+36=(x−1)2−36+3636=(x−1)2
Take square root: Next, we take the square root of both sides of the equation to solve for x−1. Remember that taking the square root of a number yields two solutions, one positive and one negative.36=(x−1)2±6=x−1
Solve for x: We will now solve for x by adding 1 to both sides of each equation.6+1=x−1+1 and −6+1=x−1+17=x and −5=x
Identify x-intercepts: We have found the two values of x where the graph of the function intersects the x-axis. These values are x=7 and x=−5.
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