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Advanced MathEasy–Mediumy-intercept after a vertical shift

Advanced Math practice question

The graph of y = x² − 6x + 5 in the xy-plane is shifted 3 units upward. What is the y-intercept of the resulting graph?

Answer: 8

The shifted graph is y = x² − 6x + 8. Its y-intercept is the value at x = 0: 8.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 2
2 comes from shifting down instead of up.
If you answered 5
5 is the y-intercept before the shift.
If you answered 11
11 comes from adding 3 twice.

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