document.write( "Question 94703: I'm very confused about the general form equation. Ax+By+C=0
\n" ); document.write( "Where do the A, B and C come from??
\n" ); document.write( "I'm supposed to translate the point (-3, 5) with a slope of 1/4 into the general form of a line.
\n" ); document.write( "I plugged this information into the point-slope formula and got y=1/4x-3/2 but that's not in the general form.
\n" ); document.write( "I tried to just switch formulas by rearranging the slope-intercept formula and got 4x-y-3/2=0.
\n" ); document.write( "I guess I really need to know how to create a general form equation and how to switch between slope-intercept and general forms.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #68978 by stanbon(75887) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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I'm supposed to translate the point (-3, 5) with a slope of 1/4 into the general form of a line.
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\n" ); document.write( "Using the slope-intercept form you know m=1/4 and y=5 when x=-3.
\n" ); document.write( "5 = (1/4)(-3)=b
\n" ); document.write( "5 = (-3/4) + b
\n" ); document.write( "b = 5+3/4
\n" ); document.write( "b = 23/4
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\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION:
\n" ); document.write( "y = (1/4)x+23/4
\n" ); document.write( "Now put that into the standard form:
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru by 4 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "4y = x + 23
\n" ); document.write( "x-4y+23 = 0 is the standard form.
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "

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