write y=x-4 in standerd form?

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unklerhaukus · Answer

if by standard form you mean 
$$y=mx+b$$your equation is already in standard form

gradient $$m=1$$

y intercept$$b=-4$$

anonymous · Answer

x -y = 4

mertsj · Answer

Standard form is ax + by = c

anonymous · Answer

yea...sure its a standard form of straight line in form of y=mx+c with slope "m" & intercept as"c"

anonymous · Answer

Not sure if it's a difference due to countries, but we (Australians) refer to GENERAL form, which is ax + by + c = 0

anonymous · Answer

no its a equation for family of st line ...............

unklerhaukus · Answer

@steppnstrong
but i am australian

anonymous · Answer

i believe y = mx + b is generally reffered to as slope-intercept form, due to the fact that it gives you the slope and the y-intercept

a general/standard form would be ax + by = c, or ax + bc - c = 0. , as it gives you two arbitrary points on the line (actually intercepts) and allows you to solve for other forms.

so the answer is:
y=x-4 <--slope intercept
y - x = -4 <-- subtract x from both sides and get the general form (answer)

directrix · Answer

1 x + (-1) y = 4 Standard Form: the standard form of a line is in the form Ax + By = C where A is a positive integer, and B, and C are integers. http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/emt668/emat6680.2002/jackson/chapter%205%20lesson%20plan/day6.html