How do you write y + 9 = -3(x - 2) in standard form?

1 Answer
Nov 19, 2017

3x+y=-3

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"

"rearrange "y+9=-3(x-2)" into this form"

rArry+9=-3x+6

"add 3x to both sides"

3x+y+9=cancel(-3x)cancel(+3x)+6

rArr3x+y+9=6

"subtract 9 from both sides"

3x+ycancel(+9)cancel(-9)=6-9

rArr3x+y=-3larrcolor(red)"in standard form"