document.write( "Question 209099This question is from textbook
\n" ); document.write( ": I have to put this in general form. But I am totally confused. I have no idea where A,B, and C come from. Please help me! I would really appreciate it!
\n" ); document.write( "General Form - Ax+By+C=0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Point (0,-2) Slope m=3 When I put this in general form from slope intercept form I got the right answer:
\n" ); document.write( "y=3x-2
\n" ); document.write( "minus y on each side
\n" ); document.write( "3x-y-2
\n" ); document.write( "However on the next one Point (2,-3) Slope m=-(1/2) I did the same thing and it was wrong please help.
\n" ); document.write( "y=-(1/2)x-2
\n" ); document.write( "-(1/2)x-y-2=0
\n" ); document.write( "I got the exact opposite of the right answer.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Why do you sometimes move everything over to the y as in the second problem but others times move it all over on the other side as in the first problem!? \n" ); document.write( "

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in the general form ___ A, B, and C are capitalized because they are whole numbers\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you may have to multiply by a constant to \"get rid of\" fractions\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "also, by convention, A is always positive __ you may have to multiply through by -1 to accomplish this \n" ); document.write( "

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