The y intercept is the point where a given graph crosses the y axis. Since points on the y axis come in the form (0, y), you can find the y-intercept of any function by evaluating it a zero.
Given a function
[tex]y=f(x)[/tex]
You can find its y-intercept (assuming that the function is defined at 0) by evaluating it at zero: the y intercept will be the point
[tex](0, f(0))[/tex]