Q. Find the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the polynomial function defined below.f(x)=−2x(x2−1)(4x−1)(4x+4)Answer:
Evaluate at x=0: To find the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the function f(x), we need to evaluate f(x) at x=0, because the y-intercept occurs where the graph of the function crosses the y-axis, and the x-coordinate of any point on the y-axis is y0.
Substitute x=0: Substitute x=0 into the function f(x)=−2x(x2−1)(4x−1)(4x+4).f(0)=−2⋅0⋅(02−1)(4⋅0−1)(4⋅0+4)
Simplify the expression: Simplify the expression by performing the multiplication.f(0)=−2×0×(0−1)(0−1)(0+4)f(0)=−2×0×(−1)(−1)(4)f(0)=−2×0×1×4f(0)=0
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