How do you write $y = -4/5x-7$ in standard form?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-18T12:33:36

You must get it into the form $ay+bx+c=0$

Start by multiplying everything with 5

$y=-4/5x-7 iff 5y=-4x-35$

Now we add $4x+35$ to both sides

$5y=-4x-35 iff 5y+4x+35=0$

and this is the standard form

How do you write y = -4/5x-7y = -4/5x-7 in standard form?