What is $y = 2x -4$ in standard-form?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-02T23:46:15

The answer is $-2x+y=-4$ or $2x-y=4$ .

Standard form is $Ax+Ay=C$ .

Convert $y=2x-4$ to standard form.

Subtract $2x$ from both sides.

$y-2x=-4$

Place the $x$ term in front of the $y$ term.

$-2x+y=-4$

You could also multiply the equation times $-1$ (optional).

$2x-y=4$

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