How do you write the standard form of a line given (4,3) and (7, -2)?

3 Answers
Jun 2, 2018

y=-5/3*x+29/3y=53x+293

Explanation:

The slope can be computed as
m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(-2-3)/(7-4)=-5/3m=y2y1x2x1=2374=53
so we get
y=-5/3x+ny=53x+n
substituting
x=4,y=3x=4,y=3
we get
3+20/3=n3+203=n so n=29/3n=293

Jun 2, 2018

5x+3y=295x+3y=29

Explanation:

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

"to begin obtain the equation in "color(blue)"slope-intercept form"

•color(white)(x)y=mx+b

"where m is the slope and b the y-intercept"

"to calculate m use the "color(blue)"gradient formula"

•color(white)(x)m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

"let "(x_1,y_1)=(4,3)" and "(x_2,y_2)=(7,-2)

m=(-2-3)/(7-4)=(-5)/3=-5/3

y=-5/3x+blarrcolor(blue)"is the partial equation"

"to find b substitute either of the 2 given points into the"
"partial equation"

"using "(4,3)" then"

3=-20/3+brArrb=9/3+20/3=29/3

y=-5/3x+29/3larrcolor(red)"in slope-intercept form"

"multiply all terms by 3"

3y=-5x+29

"add "5x" to both sides"

5x+3y=29larrcolor(red)"in standard form"

Jun 19, 2018

color(green)(5x + 3y = 29 " is the standard form"

Explanation:

color(crimson)("Standard form of linear equation is " ax + by = c

"Given points are " (x_1, y_1) = 4,3), (x_2,y_2) = (7,-2)

Knowing two points on a line, we can form the equation using the formula,

(y - y_1) / (y_2 - y_1) = (x - x_1) / (x_2 - x_1)

(y - 3) / (-2 -3) = (x - 4) / (7 - 4)

(y - 3) / -5 = (x - 4) / 3

3y - 9 = -5x + 20, " cross-multiplying"

color(green)(5x + 3y = 29 " is the standard form"

graph{-(5/3)x + (29/3) [-10, 10, -5, 5]}