The y-intercept of a polynomial is found by evaluating the polynomial at \(x = 0\).
For the polynomial \(f(x) = -5x + x^2\):
\[ f(0) = -5(0) + (0)^2 = 0 \]
The y-intercept is:
0
What is the y-intercept of the polynomial f(x) defined below? Write the y-value only.
f(x)=-5x+x²
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