To determine the Domain, Range, Axis of Symmetry, Vertex and Opening of the Parabola, let us consider the graphs of y = x^2 + 4x - 5 and y = -x^2 - 4x + 5
The points (or their y-coordinates) where the curve crosses the y-axis. For the parabola y = ax^2 + bx + c, there is exactly one y-intercept obtained by setting x to zero: y = c