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How do I understand Standard Form of a Line? I don't know how to do it.

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There are several forms in which one can write the equation of a line. Have in mind that TWO variables should be included in the equation. These two variables are: x and y.

If you type the equation in a form that looks like:

A x + B y = C

where the A, B, and C are actual numbers (like for example: 3 x - 2 y = 5)

This is the standard form of a line. to recognize it notice that bith variables x an y appear in separate terms on the LEFT of the equal sign., and a pure number (no variables) appears on the right of the equal sign.

Another form of writing the equation of a line is in the so called "solpe-intercept" form. This form looks like:

y = m x + b

Notice that in this case the variable ÿ" appears isolated on the left , and on the right of the equal sign you get a term with the variable x, and another constant (pure number) term (b). Like for example in the case of:

y = 3 x

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