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5-122.

Use the Zero Product Property to solve for the -intercepts of the parabolas represented below.

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    One of the factors is , find the other one.

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    According to the Zero Product property,
    if then either
    or 0.

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    After factoring, this equation becomes .
    Now apply the Zero Product Property.

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    The two -intercepts are  and .