f(x)=(x−8)2−9At what values of x does the graph of the function intersect the x-axis?Choose 1 answer:(A) x=−11,x=5(B) x=11,x=5(C) x=11,x=−5(D) f(x) does not intersect the x-axis.
Q. f(x)=(x−8)2−9At what values of x does the graph of the function intersect the x-axis?Choose 1 answer:(A) x=−11,x=5(B) x=11,x=5(C) x=11,x=−5(D) f(x) does not intersect the x-axis.
Set equation to zero: To find the x-intercepts of the function, we need to set f(x) to zero and solve for x.So, we set the equation (x−8)2−9=0.
Isolate squared term: Now we solve the equation (x−8)2−9=0 by adding 9 to both sides to isolate the squared term.(x−8)2=9
Take square root: Next, we take the square root of both sides of the equation to solve for x. x−8=±9
Two solutions for x: Since the square root of 9 is 3, we have two solutions for x: x−8=3 or x−8=−3
Solve for x: Solving the first equation x−8=3 for x gives us:x=3+8x=11
Solve for x: Solving the second equation x−8=−3 for x gives us:x=−3+8x=5
Intersect x-axis: We have found two x-values where the graph of the function intersects the x-axis: x=11 and x=5.These correspond to choice (B).
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