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Analyzing Material Waste Variance

A manufacturing supervisor models the material waste variance on an assembly line using the function f(x)=x28x+3f(x) = x^2 - 8x + 3, where xx represents the batch number. To investigate when the variance drops to exactly -4 units, the supervisor must find the points on the graph where f(x)=4f(x) = -4. Recall the algebraic procedure for solving this type of equation. Describe the sequence of steps required to solve the equation 4=x28x+3{}-4 = x^2 - 8x + 3 and state the final two coordinate points that lie on the graph of the function.

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