How can one determine the number of x-intercepts of the graph of a quadratic function without graphing the function?

The easiest method is to find the x-intercepts of the quadratic function by substituting y=0 in the function and solving it to find the possible values of x. The number of all possible values of x is the number of x-intercepts of the graph.

x =±sqrt(1/3)

step-by-step explanation:

x+4/6x=1/x

multiply each side by 6x to get rid of the fractions

6x*(x+4/6x)=1/x*6x

distribute

6x^2 +4 = 6

subtract 4 from each side

6x^2 +4-4 = 6-4

6x^2 =2

divide by 6

6x^2/6 = 2/6

x^2 = 1/3

take the square root of each side

sqrt(x^2) = ±sqrt(1/3)

x =±sqrt(1/3)