Question

How do you write `y-5=3/2(x+4)` in standard form?

Answer 1

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

Given `y-5 = 3/2(x+4)`

`rarr 2y-10 = 3x +12`

`rarr -3x + 2y = 22`

`rarr 3x -2y = -22`

which is in "standard form"