The standard form of the equation of a line is written as: Ax + By = C, where A, B, and C are real numbers, and A and B are not both 0.
When we want to graph an equation that is written in general form, we can solve the equation for y and write the equation in slope-intercept form.
Example: Transform the equation 2x + 4y = 8 into its slope-intercept form, and graph the equation.
Solution:
2x + 4y = 8 subtract 2x to both sides;
4y = - 2x + 8 divide by 4 to both sides;
y = - (1/2)x + 2 This is the slope-intercept form (y = mx + b) of the equation 2x + 4y = 8.
The coefficient of x, -(1/2), is the slope, and the y-intercept is 2. Now we are able to graph the line using the fact that the y-intercept is 2, and the slope is -(1/2).
Start at the point (0, 2), go to the right 2 units and then down 1 unit (since the slope is -(1/2))to the point (2, 1). Then draw the line that passes through the points (0, 2) and (2, 1).
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y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept
Well its not slop, but slope and its adjective form is sloppy.
4x - 5y = 0 standard form of slope intercept line equation is y = mx + c m = slop and c = intercept rewrite the 4x - 5y = 0 in standard form y = 4/3 x compare it with standard form, and slope = 4/5
the y intercept is -3 so the y axis at (0,-3) hope that helps and the slop is 1 so the graph will start at (0,-3) and go up one and to the right one and keep going
-6x = 2y - 120 -2y -2y -2y - 6x = -120 +6x +6x -2y = 6x - 120 -2y/-2 = 6x/-2 - 120/-2 y = -3x + 60