Geometrical meaning of the zeroes of a polynomial.

The point \((a,0)\) on the graph means that for x=a the y-value is 0. Since the graph represents y = \(p(x)\), we have \(p(a)=0\). Option B (a) is wrong because the x-coordinate being a does not imply the function value equals a; options C and D are also incorrect. Exam tip: any x-intercept has y = 0, so substitute x = a into \(p(x)\) to get \(p(a)=0\).

A number a is a root of a polynomial exactly when \(p(a)=0\). Here for a=0 we have \(p(0)=4\), which is not zero, so 0 is not a root. Option C describes the correct general condition (the constant term equals \(p(0)\) must be zero), but given \(p(0)=4\) that condition is not met. Option D is incorrect because root-criterion does not depend on the polynomial being linear. Exam tip: To test if x=a is a root, substitute a into \(p(x)\) and check whether the value equals 0.

The x-intercept occurs where \(y=0\). Setting \(3x-12=0\) gives \(3x=12\) and hence \(x=4\), so 4 is correct. Option \(-4\) is wrong because substituting gives \(y=3(-4)-12=-24\), not 0. The nearby distractor 3 also fails since \(y=3(3)-12=-3\). Exam tip: to find x-intercept, set \(y=0\) and solve for \(x\).

The zero is the x-value where the function equals \(y=0\). Set \(y=0\): \(0 = x - 8\), so \(x = 8\). The graph intersects the x-axis at \((8,0)\). The closest distractor \(-8\) is incorrect because it would satisfy \(x+8=0\), not \(x-8=0\). Exam tip: To find zeros, always set \(y=0\) (or the polynomial = 0) and solve for x, then check the intersection point on the x-axis.

The zero (x-intercept) is the x-value where y = 0. Setting \(0 = x + 9\) gives \(x = -9\). Option A (9) is a sign-error; option C (0) is wrong because at \(x=0\) the line gives \(y=9\), not 0; option D (18) is simply incorrect. Exam tip: to find an x-intercept, set \(y=0\) and solve for \(x\).

Points on the x-axis satisfy \(p(x)=0\). So set \(2x+6=0\), giving \(2x=-6\) and \(x=-3\). Therefore the graph cuts the x-axis at \(x=-3\). Option B (3) is a sign error (mistakenly taking \(6/2\) without the negative). Option D (-6) is a distractor and does not make \(p(x)=0\). Exam tip: always find x‑intercepts by solving \(p(x)=0\) first, then check your arithmetic signs.

A point (a, 0) where the graph meets the x-axis means the polynomial p(x) satisfies p(a) = 0. Here p(10) = 0, so 10 is a root (zero) of the polynomial. Option D is incorrect because the constant term is the value of the polynomial at x = 0 (the y-intercept), not the x-coordinate of an x-intercept. Options B and C are wrong since the x-coordinate of the intercept given is 10, not 0 or −10. Exam tip: the x-coordinate of an x-axis intersection gives the root directly — read the coordinate to identify the zero.

A root means the polynomial's value is zero at that x, i.e. the graph meets the x-axis where \(y=0\). The point \((0,7)\) has \(y=7\), so the polynomial is not zero at \(x=0\); therefore \(x=0\) is not a root. The closest wrong distractor is C: lying on the y-axis only indicates \(x=0\), not that \(y=0\). Exam tip: to test a root substitute the x-value into the polynomial and check whether the result is 0 (or check that the graph is on the x-axis).

The zeroes of a polynomial are the x-coordinates of its x-axis intercepts. From the points (-7,0), (0,0) and (4,0) the x-values are -7, 0 and 4, so the zeroes are (-7), (0) and (4). Option B is incorrect because it reverses signs (turning -7 into 7 and 4 into -4) — sign matters for zeros. Option D shows 0 twice, which would indicate multiplicity 2 at x=0, but the given intercepts are distinct so that is not the case. Exam tip: read the x-coordinate of an intercept (x,0) to get the corresponding zero directly; watch the sign carefully.

For (p(x)=-3), the (y)-value is never (0). So the graph does not cut the (x)-axis and has no zero.

A zero of a polynomial is a number that makes the value of the polynomial equal to zero. If substituting a particular number into the variable gives a result of zero, that number has a special name: it is called a zero or root of the polynomial. This idea is also connected with the graph, because the zeroes are the values of the variable where the graph meets the horizontal axis.

Here the condition is already given as \(p(c)=0\). It says that when \(x=c\) is used, the polynomial produces zero. Therefore, \(c\) is the zero of the polynomial. It is not the degree, constant term, or coefficient, because those describe other features of a polynomial. Thus option A is the correct choice.

The point (-8, 0) means y = 0 when x = -8. Since the polynomial's value is y, the polynomial is zero at x = -8 (i.e. f(-8)=0). Option B (x = 8) has the wrong sign; option C (x = 0) would be correct only for the point (0,0); option D is unrelated. Exam tip: an x-intercept (y=0) gives the root directly as the x-coordinate shown.

When a graph crosses the \\(x\\)-axis the output \\(y\\) equals 0. For a polynomial \\(y=p(x)\\), intersections at \\(x=2\\) and \\(x=9\\) mean \\(p(2)=0\\) and \\(p(9)=0\\). Option B and C are incorrect because they assign nonzero values despite the graph meeting the x-axis; option D is incorrect because the intercepts give definite function values (zero). Exam tip: Any x-intercept of a polynomial corresponds to a root—record the function value as 0 immediately.

The zero of a parabola is the x-coordinate where it meets the x-axis. Since the parabola meets (touches) the x-axis only at (-2,0), that x-value is the only real zero; touching means a repeated root (multiplicity 2) at x = -2. Thus the correct zero is -2. Options B and C are incorrect because their x-values do not match the given point; option D is incorrect because touching gives one repeated zero, not two distinct zeros. Exam tip: when a parabola touches the x-axis at its vertex, the x-coordinate of the vertex is the zero (a double root).

If the zeroes are (1) and (-6), the graph cuts the (x)-axis at those (x)-values. So the points are ((1,0)) and ((-6,0)).

A polynomial is zero at an x-value when its graph has the point \((x,0)\). The graph does not have to cross the x-axis from one side to the other. It may simply touch the axis and turn back, as happens when a zero has even multiplicity. Even in that situation, the touching point is still on the x-axis, so its y-coordinate is 0 and the corresponding x-value is a zero.

For example, a graph such as \(y=(x-2)^2\) touches the x-axis at \((2,0)\) and then rises again. Since the function value there is \(0\), 2 is a zero, even though the graph does not cut through the axis. The conditions involving a line or \(y=1\) are unnecessary and incorrect: a line can also touch the axis, and a zero requires \(y=0\), not \(y=1\). Therefore option A, Yes, is correct.

For a real zero, the graph must meet the (x)-axis. If it stays below and does not touch it, there is no real zero.

A number \(a\) is a zero (root) of a polynomial \(p(x)\) exactly when \(p(a)=0\). Since we are given \(p(5)\neq 0\), substituting \(x=5\) does not make the polynomial zero, so 5 is not a zero. Option B is wrong because being a zero requires \(p(5)=0\). Option C is wrong because a repeated root requires first that \(p(5)=0\) and then multiplicity considerations; here it is not even a root. Option D is incorrect because the evaluation already provides sufficient information. Exam tip: to test whether a value is a root use direct substitution (or apply the Factor Theorem) — if the result is zero it is a root, otherwise it is not.

If \(p(a)=0\), the graph meets the x-axis at \(x=a\) because the function value (y) is zero there. Thus \(p(-10)=0\) corresponds to the point \((-10,0)\) on the x-axis. The closest distractor \((10,0)\) is wrong because the x-coordinate has the wrong sign (+10 instead of −10). Options \((0,-10)\) and \((-10,-10)\) are incorrect since their y-coordinate is not zero. Exam tip: whenever \(p(a)=0\), write the point as \((a,0)\) immediately to avoid sign mistakes.

The number of distinct points where the graph meets the (x)-axis gives the number of real zeroes. This is the main graphical rule.