Chapter 8 - Graphing Quadratic Functions - 8.5 - Using Intercept Form - Exercises - Page 455: 35

Graph $A$

Given the function: $$y=(x+5)(x-5)$$ Rewrite it in the form $y=a(x-p)(x-q)$: $$y=(x-(-5))(x-5)$$ It follows that the $x$-intercepts are $-5$ and $5$. The graph which intersects the $x$-axis at $x=-5$ and $x=5$ is graph $A$.