How do you find the x and y intercepts for y = x^2 – 6x + 5?
1 Answer
Jan 18, 2016
y = 5
x = 1 and x = 5
Explanation:
To find y-intercept, make x = 0 --> y = 5.
To find x-intercepts, make y = 0 and solve the quadratic equation:
Since a + b + c = 0, use shortcut. One real root is (x = 1) and the other is (x = c/a = 5)
