f(x)=(x+4)2−25At what values of x does the graph of the function intersect the x-axis?Choose 1 answer:(A) x=1,x=−9(B) x=1,x=9(C) x=−1,x=−9(D) f(x) does not intersect the x-axis.
Q. f(x)=(x+4)2−25At what values of x does the graph of the function intersect the x-axis?Choose 1 answer:(A) x=1,x=−9(B) x=1,x=9(C) x=−1,x=−9(D) f(x) does not intersect the x-axis.
Given function: We are given the function f(x)=(x+4)2−25. To find the x-intercepts, we need to set f(x) to 0 and solve for x.0=(x+4)2−25
Moving 25 to other side: Now we will solve the equation by moving 25 to the other side of the equation.(x+4)2=25
Taking square root: Next, we take the square root of both sides of the equation. Remember that taking the square root of a number yields two solutions, one positive and one negative.x+4=±25
Positive root: Since the square root of 25 is 5, we have:x+4=±5
Negative root: Now we will solve for x by creating two separate equations, one for the positive root and one for the negative root.For the positive root:x+4=5x=5−4x=1
Solving for positive root: For the negative root:x+4=−5x=−5−4x=−9
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