document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77587>Question 77587</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the standard form of the equation of the line with slope 1 and y-intercept 2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55670 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=55670\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> As a start you can use the slope intercept form of an equation.  The slope intercept<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where m is the slope and b is the y intercept.  The problem tells you that the slope (m) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "is 1 and the y-intercept (b) is 2. Substitute these values to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 1x + 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and you need not show the 1 that multiplies x because the 1 is understood.  This means the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = x + 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But this is not in standard form.  The standard form of a linear equation is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ax + By = C<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where A, B, and C are constants.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To get y = x + 2 into this form, all we need to do is subtract x from both sides so that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we eliminate the +x from the right side.  When we do the subtraction the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x + y = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and if you compare this with the standard form Ax + By = C you will see that it matches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and that A = -1, B = +1 and C = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand a way that you can use the slope intercept form of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an equation and that if you have the slope intercept form, you can rearrange things into<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the standard form of an equation.<BR>\n" );
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