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Example Question #231 : Algebra
Given the slope of a line is 7, and a known point is (2,5), what is the equation of the line in standard form?
The standard form of a line is:
We can use the point-slope form of a line since we are only given the slope and a point.
Substitute the slope and the point.
Simplify this equation.
Add on both sides.
Subtract from both sides.
Simplify both sides.
The answer is:
Example Question #61 : Linear Algebra
Rewrite the equation in standard form:
Distribute the four through both terms of the binomial.
Subtract on both sides of the equation.
Simplify both sides.
The answer is:
Example Question #23 : Standard Form
Which of the following is an equation, in standard form, of the line of the coordinate plane with intercepts and ?
First, find the slope-intercept form of the equation. This is
,
where is the slope and is the -intercept of the line. Since is this intercept, . Also, the slope of a line with intercepts and is , so, setting ,
.
The slope-intercept form is
The standard form of the equation is
,
where, by custom, , , and are relatively prime integers, and . To accomplish this:
Switch the expressions:
Add to both sides:
Multiply both sides by 3 to eliminate the denominator and make the coefficients integers with GCF 1:
Distribute on the left:
This is the correct equation.
Example Question #71 : Linear Algebra
Rewrite the equation
in standard form so that the coefficients are integers, the coefficient of is positive, and the three integers are relatively prime.
The standard form of the equation of a line is
.
To rewrite the equation
in this form so that has a positive coefficient, first, switch the places of the expressions:
Get the term on the left and the constant on the right by adding to both sides:
To eliminate fractions and ensure that the coefficients are relatively prime, multiply both sides by lowest common denominator 14:
Multiply 14 by both expressions in the parentheses:
Cross-canceling:
,
the correct choice.
Example Question #241 : Algebra
What is the standard form of the equation of the line that goes through the point and has a slope of ?
Start by writing out the equation of the line in point-slope form.
Simplify this equation.
Now, recall what the standard form of a linear equation looks like:
, where are integers. Traditionally, is positive.
Rearrange the equation found from the point-slope form so that it has the and terms on one side, and a number on the other side.
Since the term should be positive, multiply the entire equation by .