SOLUTION: write equation in standard form? y-4=-(x-1)

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Question 70864This question is from textbook
: write equation in standard form?
y-4=-(x-1)This question is from textbook

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(12692) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write equation in standard form?
y - 4 = -(x-1)
same as:
y - 4 = -1(x - 1)
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Get rid of the brackets, multiply (x - 1) by -1 and you have
y - 4 = -x + 1
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Add x to both sides:
x + y - 4 = 1
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added 4 to both sides:
x + y = 1 + 4
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x + y = 5; the standard form