how are solutions roots zeros and x-intercepts related?
These values have a couple of special properties. Algebraically, zeros, roots, or x-intercepts of a function f(x) are the values of x that make the statement f(x) = 0 true. Geometrically, zeros, roots, or x-intercepts of a function f(x) are the values of x where the graph of the function f crosses the x-axis.