Question

What is y-2=-3x(x-7) written in standard form?

Answer 1

Answer:

The equation in standard form is  

2

3

x

−

y

=

7

.

Explanation:

The standard form for a linear equation is  

A

x

B

y

=C

, where  

A

,

B

,

and

C

are numbers, and  

x

and

y

are variables.

y

=

2

3

x

−

7

Subtract  

2

3

x

from both sides of the equation.

−

2

3

x

+

y

=

−

7

Multiply both sides by  

−

1

.

2

3

x

−

y

=

7

A

=

2

3

,

 

B

=

−

1

,

 

C

=

7