Advanced Math practice question

Answer: 0

The vertex is (3, 1), above the x-axis, and the parabola opens upward (the squared term is positive). Its lowest point is at y = 1, so it never reaches y = 0.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 1

1 would be right if the vertex were ON the axis, as for y = (x − 3)²; the +1 lifts it off.

If you answered 2

2 would need the vertex below the axis.

If you answered 3

3 is the x-coordinate of the vertex, not a count of intercepts.

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