Question

How do you find the x and y intercepts for `Q(x) = 2x^2 / (x^2 - 5x - 6)`?

Answer 1

`y=0`, `x=0`

Explanation:

To find the y-intercept, we set `x=0`. Because the numerator of the expression is an isolated `x^2` term, and because `0^2=0`, the entire answer is `0`.
To find the x-intercept, we set `y=0`. Then, by multiplying both sides by `x^2-5x-6`, `0=2x^2`. `x` is therefore also `0`.

Alternatively, one can graph this function.