The zeroes of a polynomial are the solutions of the equations p(x)=0, where
P(x) represents the polynomial. If we graph the polynomial say=p(x) then we
Find these are the values of x where y=0.Hence zeroes of the polynomial are
x-intercepts of the graph
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THE ROOTS, OR ZEROS,
OF A POLYNOMIAL
The polynomial equation
The roots, or zeros, of a polynomial
The x- and y-intercepts
IN THIS TOPIC we will present the basics of drawing a graph.
1. What is a polynomial equation?
It is a polynomial set equal to 0. P(x) = 0.
P(x) = 5×3 − 4×2 + 7x − 8 = 0
2. What do we mean by a root, or zero, of a polynomial?
It is a solution to the polynomial equation, P(x) = 0.
It is that value of x that makes the polynomial equal to 0.
In other words, the number r is a root of a polynomial P(x)
if and only if P(r) = 0.
Example 1. Let P(x) = 5×3 − 4×2 + 7x − 8. Then a root of that polynomial is 1 because, according to the definition:
P(1) = 5· 13 − 4· 12 + 7· 1 − 8 = 5 − 4 + 7 − 8 = 0.
It is traditional to speak of a root of a polynomial. Of a function in general, we speak of a zero.
Example 2. The roots of this quadratic
x2 −x − 6 = (x + 2)(x − 3)
are −2 and 3. Those are the values of x that will make the polynomial equal to 0.
3. What are the x-intercept and y-intercept of a graph?

The x-intercept is that value of x where the graph crosses or touches the x-axis. At the x-intercept — on the x-axis — y = 0.
The y-intercept