Solving x^2+8x+6 by factoring?

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anonymous · Answer

can not be done

anonymous · Answer

good luck with that program
you are going to need the quadratic formula or what is easier in this case is completing the square

anonymous · Answer

Okay, then, how would I go about completing the square in this one?

anonymous · Answer

$$x^2+8x+6=0$$ subtract $6$
$$x^2+8x=-6$$ then half of 8 is 4 so 
$$(x+3)^2=-6+16\
(x+3)^2=10$$

anonymous · Answer

damn typo 
$$(x+4)^2=10$$ is what i meant, ignore the 3

anonymous · Answer

that makes 
$$x=-4\pm\sqrt{10}$$

anonymous · Answer

Okay, no, I didn't understand that at all. But I don't know if that would have helped my objective anyway. I need to find the x and y intercepts.

anonymous · Answer

I'd love to just plug it into my calculator, but I have to do it algebraically.

anonymous · Answer

finding the x intercetps is the same as solving 
$$x^2+6x+8=0$$
the $y$ intercept is$(0,8)$ because if $x=0$ then $y=8$

anonymous · Answer

Yeahh, but what are the x intercepts and how do I figure those out?