Put y - 2 = - 2 3 ( x + 1 ) into standard form?

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Put       y    -    2    =    -          2      3              (      x      +      1      )       into standard form?

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We have:      y    -    2    =    -          2      3              (      x      +      1      )      and we want to put it into a form that looks like:      a    x    +    b    y    =    c    ;    a    ,    b    ,    c    ∈    ℤ   - or in other words, no fractions.We can do this by first multiplying both sides by 3 to get rid of the denominator on the right side:3(y−2)=−2(x+1)Distribute out the brackets:3y−6=−2x−2Let&#039;s now move the x term to the left hand side and the constants to the right:2x+3y=4Let&#039;s check this by graphing both forms. This is       y    -    2    =    -          2      3              (      x      +      1      )      :graph{y-2=-2/3(x+1) [-10, 10, -5, 5]}and this is 2x+3y=4:graph{2x+3y-4=0 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

Put y−2=−2/3(x+1) into standard form?

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