The $x$-intercept of the straight line $3x+2y-1=0$ is : (a) $\dfrac{1}{3}$ (b) $3$ (c) $\dfrac{1}{2}$ (d) $2$

The x-intercept of the straight line 3x+2y-1=0 is : (a) (1)/(3) (b) 3 (c) (1)/(2) (d) 2

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x

(a)

\dfrac{1}{3}

(b)

3

(c)

\dfrac{1}{2}

(d)

2

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The $x$ -intercept is found by setting $y=0$ ; here $3x-1=0$ , giving $x=\tfrac13$ .

The $x$ -intercept is the point where the line crosses the $x$ -axis, and every point on the $x$ -axis has $y=0$ . Substitute $y=0$ into the line:

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