Question

What is the equation of the line `y=5/7x-12` in standard form?

Answer 1

The stand form for the equation of a line is:

`Ax+By=C`

Explanation:

Given: `y = 5/7x-12`

Subtract `5/7x` from both sides of the equation:

`-5/7x+y =-12`

The above is technically standard form but it is traditional to make the numbers integers (if possible) and A to be positive number, therefore, we shall multiply both sides of the equation by -7:

`5x-7y =84`