document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94703>Question 94703</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm very confused about the general form equation. Ax+By+C=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where do the A, B and C come from?? <BR>\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.<BR>\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. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried to just switch formulas by rearranging the slope-intercept formula and got 4x-y-3/2=0. <BR>\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<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 #68984 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=68984\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  point (-3, 5)  with a slope of 1/4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (Point-slope form)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-5=.25(x-(-3))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-5=.25(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-5=.25x+.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 5 to both sides.  y=.25x+5.75 (Slope-intercept form) y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract y from both sides.  .25x-y+5.75=0  (General form) Ax+By+C=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can see you're working hard. Keep it up. It took me a long time to get it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ed Jones<BR>\n" );
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