Given the equation of a line is $y=-3/5x+2$ , when you rewrite the equation in standard form 3x+5y=C, what is the value of C?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-07T20:37:36

Dec 7, 2016

10

Answer 2 · 2016-12-07T20:57:25

$c=10$

Given: $3x+5y=c$

subtract $3x$ from both sides

$5y=-3x+c$

Divide both sides by 5#

$y=-3/5x+c/5$

Comparing directly through $y$

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$c/5=2$

Multiply both sides by 5

$c=10$

Given the equation of a line is y=-3/5x+2y=-3/5x+2, when you rewrite the equation in standard form 3x+5y=C, what is the value of C?