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Determine the​ x-intercepts of the graph of the quadratic. Then match the function with its graph. Each graph is shown in a left bracket negative 10 comma 10 comma 1 right bracket by left bracket negative 10 comma 10 comma 1 right bracket viewing rectangle.
y equals x squared plus 6 x plus 5
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Part 1
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A.
The​ x-intercept(s) is/are xequals
  
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Answered by GPT-4o mini
To find the x-intercepts of the quadratic equation \(y = x^2 + 6x + 5\), we need to set \(y\) equal to 0 and solve for \(x\):

\[
x^2 + 6x + 5 = 0
\]

Next, we can factor the left side:

\[
(x + 1)(x + 5) = 0
\]

Now, we set each factor to zero:

1. \(x + 1 = 0 \Rightarrow x = -1\)
2. \(x + 5 = 0 \Rightarrow x = -5\)

Thus, the x-intercepts are:

\[
x = -1, -5
\]

So, the x-intercepts of the graph of the quadratic are:

\[
x = -1, -5
\]

You can now fill in your answer as follows:

**Answer: A. The x-intercept(s) is/are \( x = -1, -5 \).**

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