WHAT IS STANDARD-FORM? and isnt it y=mx+b? not y=mx+c?

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WHAT IS STANDARD-FORM? and isnt it y=mx+b? not y=mx+c?
It depends on who's teaching it.





I was taught standard form is


Ax + By = C





However, I've heard slope-intercept form (y = mx + b) be referred to as "standard form" also.





So, I would refer to your teacher or the textbook to see which one they consider "standard form."
Reply:No, standard form is Ax + By = C. The version you wrote, y = mx + b, is called slope-intercept form because the two variables are the slope (m) and y-intercept (b). Writing it as y = mx + c doesn't really change anything; it's just the normal convention to use b as the y-intercept.
Reply:Standard form is ax + by = c, where x and y are variables, and a,b,c are some constants - it doesn't really matter what letters you use to represent them, they are just there representing some numbers themselves.
Reply:it's the same....





b.., c.., is just a symbol for the constant.





m is the slope. "b" or "c" or whatever you want to use represent how much the line shifted in y-axis.
Reply:slope Intercept form





y = mx + b





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My text book states the standard form for slope intercept form is y = mx + b





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Reply:The standard form is ........


y =(slope)x + intercept on y axis


slope and intercept on y axis , both are constants for a particular line


so you can write any alphabet


y = mx +c is generally used
Reply:The majority of users on this site (especially the ones I presume to be US-based) use y = mx + b.


When I was studying maths at school in the UK, we always used y = mx + c.


There is no cut and dry answer. The letter is immaterial, as everyone is saying.
Reply:Generally speaking, the standard form is usually:





y=mx+c





However, it is possible for it to be different. The actual value of the letter matters more than the letter itself.





And don't say you're stupid - it's a valid question! Hope you feel happier soon :D

rosemary