When the given points are dilated by a factor of 1/5 about the origin, each of the coordinate values is multiplied by 1/5. The points after dilation are ...
... (2/5, 1/5), (-1/5, -8/5)
The line through these points can be found starting with a 2-point form of the equation for the line.
On a cartesian plane, the -intercept of a function is the point where the graph of that function intersects with the -axis.
The -axis of a cartesian plane is the same as the equation (that is, the collection of all points with an -coordinate of .)
Construct a system of two equations, with one equation representing -axis and to represent the graph of this function:
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Solve this system for and for . If a solution exists, then the -axis and the graph of would indeed intersect. The point would be the intersection of the -axis and the graph of .
Substitute the second equation of the system into the first.
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Hence, the intersection of the -axis and the graph of would be . By definition, this point would be the -intercept of .