How do I turn Point slope form into standard form?

Question

Write the following equation in standard form: y+2=1/4(x-4)

Answer 1

Hi James,

Standard form is the following: Ax+By=C, where A,B, and C are integers.

Step 1: Multiply both sides of the equation by 4.

4*(y+2=1/4(x-4))---> 4y+8=x-4

Step 2: Bring the x to the left hand side and the 8 to the right hand side.

-x+4y=-12

Step 3: Multiply both sides by -1 to remove the negative sign from the x.

x-4y=12.

Therefore, in this case, we have A=1, B=-4 and C=12.

Hope this helps.