Question

Cody plays an online game that allows users to trade points earned from the game for pieces of gold that could be used as currency to trade among players. The function P(g)=−50g+14,590 represents the number of points, P, Cody has after purchasing g pieces of gold. What does the y-intercept of P(g) represent for this situation?

Answer 1

The y intercept is 1450

Explanation:

Given

`P(g) = -50g + 14590`

Required

Determine the y intercept

To answer this question, we need to understand the general form of a linear equation.

This is:

`f(x) = mx + b`

Where b represents the y intercept

By comparing
`f(x) = mx + b` to
`P(g) = -50g + 14590`, we have that:

`b = 14590`

This implies that the y intercept is 1450