Answer the Question About the Given Function $f ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 2 } + 8 } { x - 4 }$

question 48

Multiple Choice

Answer the question about the given function.
-Given the function $f ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 2 } + 8 } { x - 4 }$ , list the $y$ -intercept, if there is one, of the graph of $f$ .

• A) \(( 0,4 )\)
• B) \(( 0 , - 2 )\)
• C) \(( 0 , - 8 )\)
• D) \(( - 2,0 )\)

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