SOLUTION: how do you find the x intercept of y=5x+11? I know that the y intercept is (0,11)

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Question 671933: how do you find the x intercept of y=5x+11?
I know that the y intercept is (0,11)

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, rfer:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Plug in y = 0 and solve for x

y = 5x+11

0 = 5x+11

-11 = 5x

-11/5 = x

x = -11/5

So the x-intercept is

Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x int is when y=0
0=5x+11
-11=5x
-11/5=5x
-2.2=x
(-2.2,0)

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