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What is the x-intercept on the equation y=2x-10

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The answer is:
x= 1/2y+5

User AnalyticsPierce
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The x-intercept is the point where the graph intersects the y-axis.
At the y-axis, all points have 0 for the y-coordinate.
Let y = 0, and solve for x.

y = 2x - 10

0 = 2x - 10

10 = 2x

5 = x

x = 5

The x-intercept is 5.
User Anthony Tsivarev
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