Question

Which function below has the lowest y intercept?

g(x)
Al had two dozen donuts when he walked into the office, but every cubicle he passed, he lost 2 donuts.

h(x)
h(x) = 6x + 1

or..

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910 I'm not sure if you're online or not but I was just wondering if I could get some help

Answer 2

a.f(x)
b.g(x)
c.h(x)
d.The functions all have the same y intercept.

Answer 3

are you able to find the equation for g(x) ?

Answer 4

umm I'm not sure..

Answer 5

I mean, is it y=24x-2?

Answer 6

y = mx + b where B is the y intercept so you're basically just looking for where the line intercepts the y-axis, and to me it just sounds like you're finding the lowest numerical value.

Answer 7

not quite

Answer 8

uhh ok..could you please clarify?

Answer 9

it's actually g(x) = -2x + 24

the slope is -2, signifying he loses 2 donuts per cubicle (x = # of cubicles he passes)

the y-intercept is 24, which is what he starts with

Answer 10

ok, makes sense. Sorry

Answer 11

as Teddyiswatshecallsme posted, the equation I have is in the form y = mx+b

m = -2 is the slope
b = 24 is the y-intercept

Answer 12

So do I just look at all the B's and find which is the lowest?

Answer 13

exactly

Answer 14

Its important to note that f(x) is the same as y, and g(x) is just the changed form of f(x)

Answer 15

with the graph, the y-intercept is the point where it crosses the vertical y axis

Answer 16

ok so is h(x) the lowest? Since it's B is 1?

Answer 17

I'm pretty sure the answer is C but ha I'm not sure

Answer 18

yeah the graph has a y intercept of 2 (larger than h(x)'s y intercept)

and g(x) has the largest y intercept of 24

Answer 19

Ok thank you tons!! I really appreciate it!

Answer 20

you're welcome