Question

Which function has a greater y-intercept?

Answer 1

Option C, both functions have an y-intersect equal to 2.

Explanation:

When we have a function f(x), the y-intercept is the value f(0). This is the point where the graph of the function intersects the y-axis.

Then, for f(x) = -x^2 + 5*x + 2

The y-intercept is:

f(0) = -0^2 + 5*0 + 2 = 2

f(0) = 2

And for g(x) we do not have the equation, but we have the graph, so we can just look at which value of y does the graph intersects the y-axis.

We can see that the graph intersects the graph at y = 2

Then the y-intersect is: g(0) = 2

So both functions have the same y-intersect. Then the correct option is C.