Showing posts with label standard form of the equation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label standard form of the equation. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

How to find the Stantard form of the equation of a line

Topic:- Equation of a line on standard form

The standard form of the equation of a line is
Ax + By = C where A, B, and C are real numbers and A and
B are not both zero.

Question:

Find the equation of the line in standard form containing a point P(-3,3) and slope m = -4/3

Answer:

P(3,-3) M = slope -4/3
x1 y1

P is the point and m is the slope

the slope - point formula is given by:

y - y1 = m (x - x1)

y - (-3) = -4/3 (x - 3)

3xy + 3 = -4/3 (x - 3) * 3

3(y + 3) = -4 (x + 3)

3y + 9 = -4x - 12
+4x +12 = +4x + 12
________ ________

4x + 3y + 21 = 0 is the equation

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