What is the y-intercept of a line that has a slope of 3 and passes through point (–1, –7)?

the y intercept is -4 (as a point it is (0,-4))

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi there!

We are given a slope (m) of 3 and the point (-1,-7).

We need to find the y intercept of the line that has the slope of 3 and passes through (-1,-7)

One way to find the y intercept is to write the equation of the line in slope-intercept form (y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y intercept).

Since we are given the slope, we can immediately substitute it into the equation

Here it is so far:

y=3x+b

now we need to find b (the y intercept)

since the line passes through the point (-1,-7), we can use it to solve for b

substitute -1 as x and -7 as y into the equation

-7=3(-1)+b

multiply

-7=-3+b

add 3 to both sides

-4=b

so the y intercept is -4 . If you need it as a point, its (0,-4) as the y intercept is the point where the equation passes through the y axis, so the value of x is 0.

Hope this helps! :)