Question

The function f(x)=1/4x+6 is vertically translated by 12 units in the negative direction. What is the y-intercept of the new function?

Answer 1

Since the function f(x) is written in the form y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept, it currently has a y-intercept of b = 6. If this function is shifted downwards (vertically) by 12 units, its new y-intercept will be:

`6 - 12 = -6`