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Question from Erick, a teacher: please explain to me how to convert an equation from the form y=mx+c to Ax+By+C=0 form. |
Hi Erick,
With the equation $y = mx + c$ I would first add $-y$ to both sides. This gives $mx - y + c = 0$ which may be all you need as it is in the form $Ax + BY + C = 0$ with $A = m, B = -1$ and $C = c.$
If either of the constants $m$ or $c$ is a fraction you can multiply both sides of $mx - y + c = 0$ by the denominators of the fractions and simplify to obtain the form $Ax + By + C = 0$ with all the coefficients integers.
Penny
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