SOLUTION: What is the y-intercept of the function f(x) = 5(x – 5)?

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Question 1026059: What is the y-intercept of the function f(x) = 5(x – 5)?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Replace x with 0 and evaluate to find the value of y


f(x) = 5(x – 5)

y = 5(x – 5)

y = 5(0 - 5)

y = 5(-5)

y = -25


So the y intercept is y = -25 which is the ordered pair (0,-25). This means the graph crosses the y axis at -25