Given the equation of a line is #y=-3/5x+2#, when you rewrite the equation in standard form 3x+5y=C, what is the value of C?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-07T20:37:36

Dec 7, 2016

10

Answer 2 · 2016-12-07T20:57:25

#c=10#

Given: #3x+5y=c#

subtract #3x# from both sides

#5y=-3x+c#

Divide both sides by 5#

#y=-3/5x+c/5#

Comparing directly through #y#

#color(blue)(-3/5x+c/5)color(red)(=y=)color(green)(-3/5x+2" " larr" Given in question")#

#c/5=2#

Multiply both sides by 5

#c=10#