How do you find the $x - intercepts$ of a quadratic function?

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$x -$ intercept of function:
A quadratic function is one of the general form:
$y = a x^{2} + b x + c$
where $a, b and c$ are real numbers.
The quadratic function is an upward or downward-shaped PARABOLA.
To find the $x - intercepts$ one must put $y = 0$ ;
It will give a second-degree equation.
$0 = a x^{2} + b x + c$
By solving this equation two values of $x$ ( $x_{1}$ and $x_{2}$ ) that together with $y = 0$ will give the intercepts:
Intercept 1: $(x_{1}, 0)$
intercept 2: $(x_{2}, 0)$

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