Asked by Chuck Bass

Which of the following is equivalent to the statement “(–3, 0) is an x-intercept"?

–3 is a root.

–3 is a zero.

x + 3 is a factor.

All answer choices are equivalent statements.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
All answer choices are equivalent.

Reason: If (−3, 0) is an x‑intercept then f(−3)=0, so −3 is a zero (a root). For a polynomial function, if −3 is a root then x+3 is a factor.