Question

Given the equation y = 5x - 1, what are the intercepts?

x-intercept = 1/5 and y-intercept = -1
x-intercept = 1 and y-intercept = -1/5
x-intercept = -1/5 and y-intercept = 1
x-intercept = -1 and y-intercept = 1/5

Answer 1

x-intercept: set y = 0 → 0 = 5x − 1 → x = 1/5.
y-intercept: set x = 0 → y = −1.

So the correct choice is: x-intercept = 1/5 and y-intercept = −1.