Astudy was done to investigate the population of bald eagle breeding pairs over time. the correlating regression model is shown below, where x represents the number of years after 1986, and y represents the number of bald eagle breeding pairs. interpret the y-intercept.
y = 1,772 + 334x
a.
there were approximately 334 additional eagle breeding pairs each year after 1986.
b.
there were approximately 334 eagle breeding pairs in 1986.
c.
there were approximately 1,772 eagle breeding pairs in 1986.
d.
there were approximately 1,772 additional eagle breeding pairs each year after 1986.