Question

Write y = –1/5x – 3 in standard form using integers.

Answer 1

standard form will of a line will be like

\[Ax+By+c=0\]

Answer 2

so first step is to multiply both sides of equation by 5

Answer 3

tell me what you get ?

Answer 4

y = -5x + 15 ?

Answer 5

multiply every term by the LCD 5

multiply y by 5 to get 5y

multiply -1/5x by 5 to get -x

multiply -3 by 5 to get -15

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so after all of those multiplications, we go from

y = –1/5x – 3

to

5y = -x - 15

Now get it into Ax + By = C form