Write as an equation.
To find the x-intercept(s), substitute in for and solve for .
Solve the equation.
Rewrite the equation as .
Factor each term.
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Rewrite as .
Factor.
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Find the LCD of the terms in the equation.
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
The LCM is the smallest positive number that all of the numbers divide into evenly.
1. List the prime factors of each number.
2. Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either number.
Since has no factors besides and .
is a prime number
The number is not a prime number because it only has one positive factor, which is itself.
Not prime
The LCM of is the result of multiplying all prime factors the greatest number of times they occur in either number.
The factor for is itself.
occurs time.
The factor for is itself.
occurs time.
The LCM of is the result of multiplying all factors the greatest number of times they occur in either term.
The Least Common Multiple of some numbers is the smallest number that the numbers are factors of.
Multiply each term by and simplify.
Multiply each term in by in order to remove all the denominators from the equation.
Simplify .
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Cancel the common factor of .
Factor out of .
Cancel the common factor.
Rewrite the expression.
Cancel the common factor of .
Cancel the common factor.
Rewrite the expression.
Simplify .
Simplify by multiplying through.
Apply the distributive property.
Multiply by .
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Simplify and combine like terms.
Simplify each term.
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Move .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Add and .
Add and .
Multiply by .
Add to both sides of the equation.
x-intercept(s) in point form.
x-intercept(s):
x-intercept(s):
To find the y-intercept(s), substitute in for and solve for .
Solve the equation.
Remove parentheses.
Simplify .
Subtract from .
Simplify the denominator.
Raising to any positive power yields .
Multiply by .
Subtract from .
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
y-intercept(s) in point form.
y-intercept(s):
y-intercept(s):
List the intersections.
x-intercept(s):
y-intercept(s):
Find the X and Y Intercepts (x-4)/(3x^2-75)