document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=695964>Question 695964</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have to put this in standard form....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a+b-2=b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3a+b-2-b = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3a + 0b - 2 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3a + 0b = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if a and b are your variables, then standard form would be ka + mb = n where k, m, n are fixed numbers. So because 3a + 0b = 2 fits that form, 3a + 0b = 2 is in standard form. </SPAN>\n" );
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