The function is
.
Rewrite the function as
.
(a) Find the
-intercepts of the function.
Find the
-intercepts by substituting
in
.

and
.
Solve
.
Take square root each side.
\
.
Solve 
.
-intercepts of
are
and
.
(b)
\Find the function
.
Substitute
for
in the function
.

.
Find the
-intercepts by substituting
in
.

and
.
Solve
.
Take square root each side.
\
.
Solve
.
.
-intercepts of
are
and
.
(a)
-intercepts are
and
.
(b)
-intercepts are
and
.