document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73834>Question 73834</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What should I do to make a linear equation change to its standard form?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " what should I do if the slope and the y intercept is on the left side?? like this question : -2x +10=2y ? should I divide everything by -2?? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-2x +10=2y <BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a choice of leaving the x-term with the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "negative coefficient of adding 2x to both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=2x+2y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You could now divide thru by 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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