Does the equation x2 – 4x + y2 = -3 intersect the y-axis?

Does the equation x2 - 4x + y2 = -3 intersect the y-axis?

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  1. No.  The y-intercept is the value of y when x=0, hence it intersects the y-axis when x=0.  In this case:

    0^2-4(0)+y^2=-3

    y^2=-3

    y=√-3

    Since there is no real square root of a negative value, the curve does not intersect the y-axis

  2. No it does not intersect the y-axis
    https://www.desmos.com/calculator
    got to this site plug in that equation it will give you graph,you can see its not intersecting the y-axis

  3. Yes, because the center is on the x-axis.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    First, write the equation in standard form by completing the square.

    x2 - 4x + y2 = -3

    x2 - 4x + 4 + y2 = -3 + 4

    (x - 2)2 + y2 = 1

    The circle is centered at (2, 0) with a radius of 1. Since the circle is centered on the x-axis, it intersects the x-axis two times, at (3, 0) and (1, 0).

  4. Yes, twice

    Step-by-step explanation:

    The equation will intersect the x-axis when y = 0, so we have

    x² - 4x = -3    now solve this quadratic for x...

      x² - 4x + 3 = 0    

    factor...

    (x - 3)(x - 1) = 0,

    so at x = 1 and x = 3, the function crosses the x-axis

    See the graph below

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