Math 50 – Prof. Beydler 9.3 – Practice Page 1 of 2

1. Determine whether is a solution to the equation .

2. Find three solutions for the equation . Then graph it.

3. Find three solutions for the equation

. Then graph it.

Math 50 9.3 – Practice Page 2 of 2

4. Find the coordinates of the - and -intercepts.

5. Find the coordinates of the - and -intercepts.

6. Find the coordinates of the - and -intercepts.

Joke:

An employee asks his boss for a raise:

Dear Bo$$,

In thi$ life, we all need $ome thing mo$t de$perately. I think you $hould be under$tanding the need$ of u$. We are

worker$ who have given $o much $upport including $weat and $ervice to your company... I am $ure you will gue$$ what

I meant and re$pond $oon.

Your$ $incerely, $am

The next day, the employee received this letter of reply:

Dear Sam,

I kNOw you have been working very hard. NOw a days, NOthing much has changed. You must have NOticed that our

company is NOt doing NOticably well. NOw the newspapers are saying the world’s leading ecoNOmists are NOt sure if the

United States may go into aNOther recession. After the NOvember presidential elections things may turn bad. I have

NOthing more to add NOw. You kNOw what I mean.

Your Boss.