Example 1 | Wiskunde op Tilburg University

We determine the zeros of the function

$y(x)=5x+3$ .

$\begin{align} 5x+3=0 \Leftrightarrow 5x=-3\\ \Leftrightarrow x=-\frac{3}{5}. \end{align}$

Hence, the only zero of the function

$y(x)$ is

$x=-\frac{3}{5}$ .