Use the quadratic formula to find any x-intercepts of the parabola. y=6x^2-5x+1

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anonymous · Answer

Hey @wio i solved for zero after factoring and got x= 1/3, and x=1/2.. are those the x intercepts?

anonymous · Answer

You can do it.

anonymous · Answer

Plug them into the equation and see if you get 0.

anonymous · Answer

$$
6\left(\frac 1 2\right)^2-5\left(\frac 1 2\right)+1
$$

anonymous · Answer

anonymous · Answer

lol. In precal in college and its review week. I forgot a lot over the summer but im pretty sure thats right...?

anonymous · Answer

I'm giving  you a way to verify if they are correct.

anonymous · Answer

Otherwise you can just trust the quadratic formula worked.

anonymous · Answer

oh ok, yea. I would assume it works most of the time, lol. Because checking it would be some what annoying. lol