189) how mnay points of intersection

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189) how mnay points of intersection

by ern5231 » Thu May 13, 2010 11:38 pm
How many points of intersection does Y = (X-1) (X +1) (X-3) have with x axis?

A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
E more than 5
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by ajith » Thu May 13, 2010 11:46 pm
ern5231 wrote:how many points of intersection does Y = (X-1) (X +1) (X-3) have with x axis?
Equation of x axis is y=0

so to find the points of intersection, we have to solve

y= (X-1) (X +1) (X-3) =0

=> (X-1) (X +1) (X-3) =0

x=1, x= -1 and x=3 are the solutions

so there are 3 such points where the curve intersects x axis
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