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Nonlinear functions SAT question

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  • Moving from left to right:
    • The curve passes from quadrant 3 to quadrant 4.
    • In quadrant 3, the curve trends up sharply to point (0 comma negative 6).
    • In quadrant 4, the curve trends up gradually.
  • As x increases, the curve approaches the line y equals negative 5.
  • The curve passes through the following points:
    • (0 comma negative 6)
    • (1 comma negative 5 and one sixth)

What is the y-intercept of the graph shown?

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Choice A is correct. The y-intercept of a graph in the xy-plane is the point  on the graph where . For the graph shown, at , the corresponding value of y is . Therefore, the y-intercept of the graph shown is .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

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