What are the x-intercept(s) of the graph of y + 5x = x2 - 24? HELP?

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zpupster · Answer

you posted the same question twice

anonymous · Answer

i never got an answer

zpupster · Answer

change the equation --set y on one side can you do that??

anonymous · Answer

yes y=x2-24-5x

zpupster · Answer

or 
y= x2 - 5x -24 is a little better now can you factor the right side?

anonymous · Answer

i dont know how

zpupster · Answer

do you know the Foil method

anonymous · Answer

no

zpupster · Answer

ok usually you learn that first but no problem we will walk thru it

zpupster · Answer

y= x2 - 5x -24 
here is the binomial factors for the right hand side

(x-8)(x+3) 

 now when we use the FOIL method
mult ---first,outside,inside,last

first=x2
outside=3x
inside=-8x
last = -24

combine outside and inside terms = -5x
y= x2 - 5x -24 

(x-8)(x+3) =0  we set y =0

now there is a property-- I forget but you set each of the binomials to zero

x-8=0
x+3=0

you can solve for x and get the x intercepts

understand??
this is the same process you can use for some of your other questions you posted