What is y+5=7/2(x-2) written in standard form ?? Appreciate it

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Jim G.
Apr 8, 2018

#7x-2y=24#

Explanation:

#"the equation of a line in "color(blue)"standard form"# is.

#color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(Ax+By=C)color(white)(2/2)|)))#

#"where A is a positive integer and B, C are integers"#

#"rearrange "y+5=7/2(x-2)" into this form"#

#rArry+5=7/2x-7larrcolor(blue)"distributing"#

#rArry=7/2x-12#

#"multiply all terms by 2"#

#rArr2y=7x-24#

#rArr7x-2y=24larrcolor(red)"in standard form"#

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