What are the intercepts of 2x - 5x^2 = -3y +122x5x2=3y+12?

1 Answer
Jul 13, 2018

yy intercept (0, 4)(0,4)

no xx-intercepts

Explanation:

Given: 2x - 5x^2 = -3y + 122x5x2=3y+12

Put the equation in y = Ax^2 + By + Cy=Ax2+By+C

Add 3y3y to both sides of the equation: " "2x - 5x^2 + 3y = 12 2x5x2+3y=12

Subtract 2x2x from both sides: " "- 5x^2 + 3y = -2x + 12 5x2+3y=2x+12

Add 5x^25x2 from both sides: " "3y = 5x^2 -2x + 12 3y=5x22x+12

Divide both sides by 3: " "y = 5/3x^2 - 2/3x + 43: y=53x223x+4

Find the yy intercept by setting x = 0: " "y = 4x=0: y=4

Find the xx intercepts by setting y = 0y=0 and using the quadratic formula:
x = (-B+- sqrt(B^2 - 4AC))/(2A)x=B±B24AC2A

x = (2/3 +- sqrt(4/9 - 4/1 * (5/3)* 4/1))/(2/1 * 5/3) = (2/3 +- sqrt(4/9 - 80/3))/(10/3)x=23±4941(53)412153=23±49803103

x = (2/3 +- sqrt(-236/9))/(10/3)x=23±2369103

No Real solutions since xx is imaginary (negative square root).