x = kp + m
(k is slope, m is y axis intercept)
Chat with our AI personalities
for something to be an equation it has to be equal to something.2x+3=0 would be a linear equation (with x=-1.5) 2x+3+0 is just a series of terms.
The standard form for a line is Ax + By = C where A, B, and C are some integers. Given a line in any other form, we simply combine the x terms, combine the y terms, combine the constant terms, and move the algebraic terms to one side and the constant to another. For example, to change the equation 2y + 3x = 3y - 4 + 5x into standard form, we first combine like terms: 0 = y + 2x - 4 And then move the constant term to its own side: 4 = y + 2x 2x + y = 4. If there are fractions present in the equation, multiply by the least common factor to eliminate it while still expressing the equation in its simplest form. For example, 2x + 1/2 y = 2/3 Should be changed to: 12x + 3y = 4. This expresses the equation without fractions, and without the redundancy of a common term throughout the equation.
The equals sign ( = ). In fact it defines any equation, linear or not, since an equation is a statement that a particular value or term is equal to, so the result of solving, a second set of terms and operators. Any other symbols would be particular to the equation you have derived or are trying to solve.
That looks like a linear equation (no quadratic or higher terms), so you can expect it to have a single solution. However, actually solving the equation is not difficult; do it, to confirm this.
With great difficulty because without an equality sign the given terms can't be considered to be an equation but if you mean y = 14.2-3.9x then the y intercept is 14.2