document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=250573>Question 250573</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you change y+2=-3(x-1) into standard form </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #182459 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=182459\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=mx+b is the standard form of a linear equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we want to remove the parentheses and we want just y on one side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+2=-3(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let's deal with the parentheses first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+2=-3x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now subtract 2 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3x-3-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I leave that for you\r<BR>\n" );
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