The function is given by the formula. y = -7x-1. Find the coordinates of the point of intersection

The function is given by the formula. y = -7x-1. Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the graph of this function with the y-axis.

In order to find the point of intersection of the graph of the function given by the equation y = – 7x – 1 with the ordinate axis, we substitute it into the existing equation y = 0 and solve the resulting linear equation with respect to the variable x.

0 = – 7x – 1.

We transfer to the left side of the equation the terms containing the variable x. When transferring terms from one side of the equation to another, we change the sign of the term to the opposite.

7x = – 1;

Let’s get rid of the coefficient in front of the variable, divide by 7 both sides of the equation:

x = – 1/7.

Answer: (- 1/7; 0)