Question

Find the x-intercept of the line y=5/12x+1/6

Answer 1

(-2/5,0)

Explanation:

if y=0,

5/12 x + 1/6 = 0

5x + 2 = 0

x = -2/5

or, multiply by 6 to get the intercept form:

6y = 5/2 x + 1

-5/2 x + 6y = 1

x/(-2/5) + y/(1/6) = 1