44x-intercept of a line
The graph of 5x − 2y = 30 in the xy-plane crosses the x-axis at the point (a, 0). What is the value of a?
Start by setting y = 0, since the x-axis is where every point has y = 0. That gives 5x = 30, so a = 6. Check: 5(6) − 2(0) = 30 ✓.