What is the standard form of #y-7=-2/3 (x+1)#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-06T17:08:31

#-2/3x+y=19/3#

Standard form takes the form

#ax+by=c#, where our variables are on the left.

In our example, we can start by distributing the #-2/3# on the right to now have:

#y-7=-2/3x-2/3#

We can add #7# or #21/3# to both sides to get

#y=-2/3x+19/3#

Lastly, we can add #2/3x# to both sides to get

#-2/3x+y=19/3#

Hope this helps!