Q. What is y−10=9(x+8) written in standard form?Choose 1 answer:(A) −9x+y=18(B) −9x+y=82(C) y=9x+82(D) y=9x+18
Distribute the 9: Distribute the 9 to both terms inside the parentheses.y−10=9(x+8)y−10=9x+72
Add 10 to both sides: Add 10 to both sides to isolate the y term on one side.y−10+10=9x+72+10y=9x+82
Move x term to the left: To write the equation in standard form, Ax+By=C, we need to move the x term to the same side as the y term.Subtract 9x from both sides to get the x term on the left side.−9x+y=82
Check coefficients and x term: Check if the coefficients are integers and the x term is positive, which is the standard form convention.The coefficient of x is −9, which is an integer, but it is not positive. However, in standard form, A can be negative as long as A, B, and C are integers and the greatest common factor of A, B, and C is 1. In this case, the equation −9x+y=82 is in standard form.
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