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Released STAAR Algebra I EOC · 2025 · Item 19 · 1 point

Walkthrough: Algebra I 2025, Item 19

A.3C · Graphing Linear Functions · unscored study

A line on a grid from negative 20 to 20 on both axes. The line rises from lower left to upper right, crossing the x-axis at negative 5 and the y-axis at 10.
Graph of a linear functionOriginal visual from the released STAAR test.

A graph of a linear function is shown. Which value best represents the zero of the function?

  1. 2
  2. 10
  3. –5
  4. –2

1. Understand the question

A zero of a function is the xx-value where y=0y = 0, which is where the line crosses the xx-axis.

Try the question on your own first, then reveal one step at a time.

2. Solve it step by step

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