Question

How do you write `y - 2 = 4(x + 5)` in standard form?

Answer 1

Standard form for a linear equation is (normally)
`Ax+By = C` with `A>=0 and Aepsilon ZZ`

Given `y- 2 = 4(x+5)`

we can re-write:
`y-2 = 4x -20`

`-4x + y = -18`

`4x -y = 18` (standard form)