What is standard form for #-2x - 2y - 8 = 0#?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-07T07:17:42

The Standard Form equation of a line is given by #color(blue)(ax+by = c#, where #a,b!=0#

The equation given to us is #-2x - 2y - 8 = 0#

We can divide both sides of the equation by -2 to remove the coefficients of #x and y#

#(-2x - 2y - 8)/-2 = 0/-2#

#x + y + 4 = 0#

Transposing #4# to the right hand side, we get:

#color(green)( x + y = -4#

This is the Standard Form of the equation #-2x - 2y - 8 = 0#