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what is the standard form for ax+by=c?
Hello, Thomas!
>> What is the standard form for ax + by = c ?
I believe that IS the standard form
for an equation of a line.
Any other variation has some special name.
For example, if we solve for y, we get:
y = -(a/b)x - (c/b)
which is called the Slope-Intercept Form.
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