document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=69532>Question 69532</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Hello, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   What is the standard form for: y=3x-1?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #49531 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=49531\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The standard form of an equation with two variables (in this case the two variables are x and y) is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ax+%2B+By+=+C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ax+%2B+By+=+C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in which A, B, and C are constants with A and B not both zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So what has to be done for this problem is to rearrange y = 3x -1 into the above form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 3x from both sides. If you do, you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-3x+%2B+y+=+%283x+-+3x%29+-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-3x+%2B+y+=+%283x+-+3x%29+-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This simplifies to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-3x+%2B+y+=+-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-3x+%2B+y+=+-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you compare this to the standard form, you will see that it is the same form in which A = -3, B = 1, and C = -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope that helps you to see how to arrange linear equations with two variables into standard form. </SPAN>\n" );
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