document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=67806>Question 67806</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you write equations in standard form.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #48227 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=48227\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you write equations in standard form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, you determine what the standard form is for the equation you are interested in and then you manipulate your equation until it fits the standard form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Example(1):  The standard form for a quadratic equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ax^2+Bx+C=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2+4x=3x+x^2-10  Lets subtract x^2 and 3x from and add 10 to both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2-x^2+4x-3x+10=3x-3x+x^2-x^2-10+10   collect like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+x+10=0-------------------STANDARD FORM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=10 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Example(2)  The slope-intercept form of a straight line is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y+5=2x-7   subtract 5 from both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y+5-5=2x-7-5  collect like terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y=2x-12  divide both sides by 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=(2/3)x-4-------------------STANDARD FORM<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept=-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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