How do you write in standard form an equation of the line with the slope -4 through the given point (2,2)?
3 Answers
y
Explanation:
First off you have to know the standard form formula which is:
y
Plug in the slope and the points (x,y) to get b
y
2
2
Next, you add 8 to both sides to get b alone:
10
Plug your slope and b value into the standard formula
Explanation:
Let's start with the very definition of the slope of a line: take two points
From here, we have
To have the generic expression of the line, let's change this equation a little bit. Instead of having two fixed points
Plug your values:
From here, with a bit of algebra you get
EDIT:
as pointed out, we're not in the standard form yet. To achieve it, we must separate variables from "pure" numbers. Just move
Explanation:
"the equation of a line in "color(blue)"standard form" is.
color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(Ax+By=C)color(white)(2/2)|)))
"where A is a positive integer and B, C are integers"
"obtain the equation in "color(blue)"point-slope form ""and"
"rearrange into standard form"
•color(white)(x)y-y_1=m(x-x_1)
"where m is the slope and "(x_1,y_1)" a point on the line"
"here "m=-4" and "(x_1,y_1)=(2,2)
rArry-2=-4(x-2)larrcolor(blue)"in point-slope form"
rArry-2=-4x+8
"add "4x" to both sides"
rArr4x+y-2=8
"add 2 to both sides"
rArr4x+y=10larrcolor(red)"in standard form"