f(x)=(x+6)2−16At what values of x does the graph of the function intersect the x-axis?Choose 1 answer:(A) x=−2,x=10(B) x=2,x=−10(C) x=−2,x=−10(D) f(x) does not intersect the x-axis.
Q. f(x)=(x+6)2−16At what values of x does the graph of the function intersect the x-axis?Choose 1 answer:(A) x=−2,x=10(B) x=2,x=−10(C) x=−2,x=−10(D) f(x) does not intersect the x-axis.
Set f(x) to zero: To find the x-intercepts of the graph of the function, we need to set f(x) to zero and solve for x.f(x)=(x+6)2−16=0
Solve for x: Now we solve the equation (x+6)2−16=0. Add 16 to both sides to isolate the squared term. (x+6)2=16
Isolate squared term: Take the square root of both sides to solve for x.(x+6)2=±16x+6=±4
Take square root: Now we solve for x by subtracting 6 from both sides of each equation.x+6−6=4−6 and x+6−6=−4−6x=−2 and x=−10
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