document.write( "Question 238087: I am home schooling my ninth grader in algebra. We do not understand how to convert from slope/intercept form to standard form and vice versa. Would you please provide a very detailed explanation? Thank you so much. Kay Dickerson \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #174974 by College Student(505)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Move all variable terms to one side and have the non-variable terms on the other side.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slope intercept formula: y=mx+b \n" ); document.write( "Standard Form Formula: Ax+By=C ...or... Ax+By+C=0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Example: \n" ); document.write( "Standard Form: \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "An acceptable alternative is to move all terms to one side and have 0 on the other side.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Example: \n" ); document.write( "Alternative Standard Form: \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Remember any of the terms can be + or -, how you position them is what's important when answering the question. \n" ); document.write( " |