Question

Use the following data to answer the questions below:

X Y
0 20
1 24
2 28
3 32
4 36
What is the initial value of the function?

Answer 1

The initial value of the function represented by the data is the Y value when X is 0, which is 20.

Step-by-step explanation:

The initial value of the function is the output value when the independent variable (x) is zero. In the given set of data pairs (X, Y), we can see the independent variable X paired with its corresponding dependent variable Y as follows:

• 0 --> 20
• 1 --> 24
• 2 --> 28
• 3 --> 32
• 4 --> 36

The initial value, which is also known as the y-intercept in a linear function, is the value of Y when X is equal to 0. Therefore, the initial value for the function represented by this data is 20.