1.
Identify the vertex and the y-intercept of the graph of the function.

y = 0.5(x – 3)^2

A. vertex, (3, 0); y-intercept 4.5

B. vertex, (–3, 0); y-intercept, 4.5

C. vertex, (–3, 0); y-intercept, 1.5

D. vertex, (3, 0); y-intercept, 1.5