SOLUTION: determine if the equation is linear and if it is put it in standard form 9y = 4x - 18

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Question 257370: determine if the equation is linear and if it is put it in standard form 9y = 4x - 18
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is linear since all exponents are 1.
Standard means x and y on same side and number all alone. We were given:
(i) 9y+=+4x+-+18
subtracting 9x and adding 18, we get
(ii) 4x+-+9y+=+18