How do you write the equation y+7=-5(x+3) in standard form?

1 Answer
Mar 29, 2018

5x+y=-22

Explanation:

"the equation of a line in "color(blue)"standard form" is.

color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(Ax+By=C)color(white)(2/2)|)))

"where A is a positive integer and B, C are integers"

y+7=-5x-15larrcolor(blue)"distributing"

rArry+5x=-15-7

rArr5x+y=-22larrcolor(red)"in standard form"