What are the x- and y-intercepts of $y=sqrt(x+2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-09T20:52:40

$(0, sqrt 2), (-2, 0)$

$x = 0 \Rightarrow y = sqrt(0 + 2)$

$y = 0 \Rightarrow 0 = \sqrt(x + 2)$

$0^2 = x + 2$

$0^2 - 2 = x$

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