Would someone like to help me with intercepts for a medal?
I'll post the problem below...

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Would someone like to help me with intercepts for a medal?
I'll post the problem below...

anonymous · Answer

$$x^2y-x^2+4y=0$$

I need to find the x and y intercepts of this problem, but I'm not sure how to.
I've tried replacing each variable with 0 to solve for the other variable, but I keep getting strange answers...

dessyj1 · Answer

Can you show me what you got when you tried to find the x-intercept?

anonymous · Answer

I just got 0

anonymous · Answer

$$x^2y−x^2+4y=0$$
I factored the equation...
$$x^2(y-1)+4y=0$$
then I replaced y with 0...
$$x^2((0)-1)+4(0)=0$$
solved it...
$$x^2=0$$
and squared...
$$x=0$$

dessyj1 · Answer

Why do you think that is weird?
Because that is the answer.

dessyj1 · Answer

Also, you cannot factor that equation

dessyj1 · Answer

actually, you just factored the first two terms so that's okay.

anonymous · Answer

I just wasn't sure about the answer since I originally got a different answer and didn't know which was correct.
Thanks for clarifying though. :)

anonymous · Answer

By the way, you wouldn't happen to know anything about the symmetry of a function would you?

dessyj1 · Answer

When y=0, x=0. It is a point on the origin. (0,0)

dessyj1 · Answer

So, the x-int is 0 and a y-int is 0

anonymous · Answer

Yes

anonymous · Answer

I graphed the function earlier and that's what it showed as well

dessyj1 · Answer

I do not know anything about the symmetry of a function. That is another question you will have to ask.