document.write( "Question 622201: What is the x-intercept of the equation 5x+2y=10? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #391173 by matineesuxxx(27) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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what happens when a line crosses the x-axis? well the 'x-axis' is actually a line with the equation y=0 so now that you know that, you will understand this: whenever you have an x-intercept the y coordinate is 0! AWLAYS!!! so how about you set y=0 in this function. well lets see what happens. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x%2B2%280%29=10\"$ well thats the same as $\"5x=10\"$ now you can see that $\"x=10%2F5=2\"$ so the x-intercept = 2 , or in ordered par notation, (2,0)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "NOTE: you do the exact same thing with the y intercept as the equation of the y-axis is x=0 so when looking for the y-intercept, you plug x=0 into the equation and solve for y \n" ); document.write( "

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