Question

Findthe

y -intercept
oftheparabola
y = x2 − 3x − 6 .


Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or integer.

Answer 1

y- intercept = - 6

Explanation:

The y- intercept is where the graph crosses the y- axis.

Let x = 0 and substitute in to the equation, that is

y = 0² - 3(0) - 6 = 0 - 0 - 6 = - 6 ← y- intercept