the product of factors. The zeros of the function are the solutions of the equation 1.4(x 5.6)(x 3.1) 0. Example B shows how you can use the zero-product property to find the zeros of the function. In general, the factored form of a quadratic function is y a x r 1 x r 2. From this form, you can identify the x-intercepts (or zeros), r 1 and r 2