how do you put each equation in standard form?

Question

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Answer 1

The Standard Form of the equation of a line looks like: Ax + By = C.

 

If you start with an equation of a line in slope-intercept form ( y = mx + b), you perform math operations to get the x and y terms on the left side of the equation and the constant on the right side:

           y = mx + b

           -mx + y = b       [subtract mx from both sides)

           mx -y = -b        [multiply by -1 because, by convention, we like the x-coefficient to be positive]

 

If the given equation is not in slope-intercept form, just do the math operations that collect the x-terms and collect the y-terms on the left side and collect the constant terms on the right side and make the coefficient of x positive.