What is the y-intercept of the function, represented by the table of values below?

8

Step-by-step explanation:

So the y-intercept is not given by your table because there is no x that is listed as 0.

But don't fret; we can still find it.

Let's see if the function is linear by seeing if we have the same slope per two points in the table.

For the first pair ( the points (-2,16) and (1,4) ), x increased by 3 and the y decreased by 12 so the slope there is -12/3=-4.

Now looking at the next pair ( the points (1,4) and (2,0) ), x increased by 1 while y decreased by 4 so the slope is -4/1=-4.

So the function appears to be linear.

So the slope-intercept form of a line is y=mx+b where m is slope and b is y-intercept.

We already found the slope from earlier which is m=-4.

So the equation so far is y=-4x+b.

Now to find b, the y-intercept, we need to use a point (x,y) on the line along with y=-4x+b.

Let's see my favorite on the list of points is (2,0).

y=-4x+b with (x,y)=(2,0)

0=-4(2)+b

0=-8+b

8=b

So the y-intercept is 8.

mariah is studying the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. she must choose one stage in the cycle to present in science class: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, or adult. she plans to make her choice randomly using a custom spinner divided into four sections. first, however, she spins the spinner 50 times to see the frequencies it generates.

stage times landed on

egg 10

caterpillar 12

chrysalis 15

adult 13

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