Can an equation in standard form have fractions?

For example, would the standard form of this equation be #2x-y+11/4=0# or #8x-4y+11=0#?

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1 Answer
iceman
May 12, 2018

No fractions, integers only.

Explanation:

The standard form of equation of a line is :
#Ax + By = C# , or sometimes: #Ax+By+C=0#
Where A is a positive integer, and B, and C are integers.
So in this case the correct equation would be:
#8x-4y+11=0#

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