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A parabola is graphed on a coordinate plane. The x-axis ranges from negative 5 to 5 in increments of 1. The y-axis ranges from negative 1 to 16 in increments of 1.
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Determine which of the following statements is true about the parabola.

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The y-intercept and the x-intercepts share the same point.

There is only one x-intercept.

The vertex and the x-intercepts share the same point.

The y-intercept and the vertex share the same point.
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Answer 1

The y-intercept and the vertex share the same point.

Reason: the parabola's vertex lies on the y-axis, so the point where it crosses the y-axis is the vertex (the y-intercept).