How many y-intercepts does the graph of the parabola x = -y^2 + 4y - 4 - 2y + 7 have?
How many y-intercepts does the graph of the parabola x = -y^2 + 4y - 4 - 2y + 7 have?
x = -y^2 + 4y - 4 - 2y + 7
simplify equation, combine terms x = –y2 + 2y +3
when the curve crosses the y-axis,
that means that x = 0, so set x to 0 –y2 + 2y + 3 = 0
it will factor (–y + 3)(y + 1) = 0
(–y + 3) = 0 ——>> y = +3
( y + 1) = 0 ——>> y = –1 these two values are the y-intercepts
So the answer to "how many" is 2
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