Question

You have discovered another alien. Find the correct rescue path before answering this question.

When the spaceship starts from a point on the y axis, what is the y-intercept of the line of travel?

the x-coordinate of the spaceship
the y-coordinate of the spaceship
the y-coordinate of the alien
the distance from the spaceship to the alien

Answer 1

When the spaceship starts from a point on the y-axis, the y-intercept of the line of travel is determined by the initial position of the spaceship on the y-axis. The y-intercept is essentially the y-coordinate at which the line crosses the y-axis.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

**the y-coordinate of the spaceship**