Question

What is the intercept of the line passing through (5, -6) with a slope of -1/7 ?

Answer 1

First we need to generate the equation of the line

Y+6=-1/7(x-5)
Simplify:

X+7y+37=0

Answer 2

X intercept is the value pf x when y is 0
X=-37
Y intercept is the value of y when x is 0
Y=-37/7