Question

I will fan and medal for some needed help! Will someone walk me through this? :)
f(x) = -16x2 + 22x + 3

Part A: What are the x-intercepts of the graph of the f(x)?

Answer 1

Factor it to find the x intercepts. This is a parabola.

Answer 2

I know I have to split the middle term and set the new polynomial to 0, but I'm not sure where to go from there.

Answer 3

have you covered the quadratic formula yet?

Answer 4

No we haven't.

Answer 5

hmmm well... 16 is 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 1

and 3 is prime so is just 3 * 1

so