How do you write #y =-3x# in standard form?

1 Answer
Nov 29, 2017

See a solution process below;

Explanation:

The standard form of a linear equation is: #color(red)(A)x + color(blue)(B)y = color(green)(C)#

Where, if at all possible, #color(red)(A)#, #color(blue)(B)#, and #color(green)(C)#are integers, and A is non-negative, and, A, B, and C have no common factors other than 1

We can add #color(red)(3x)# to each side of the equation to transform it to standard linear form:

#color(red)(3x) + y = color(red)(3x) - 3x#

#color(red)(3)x + color(blue)(1)y = color(green)(0)#