SOLUTION: How do I write an equation in STANDARD FORM for a line that passes through (-5, 3), and has a slope of 3/5?

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Question 255849: How do I write an equation in STANDARD FORM for a line that passes through (-5, 3), and has a slope of 3/5?
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Use the point-slope form of the equation of a line:



Where are the coordinates of the given point and is the given slope.

Then do whatever algebraic manipulations are required to put the resulting equation into standard form, namely:



Note: Some texts require that A, B, and C be integers in order to have proper standard form.

John