Saturday, May 22, 2010

Standard form math help! linear equations.. please?

okay so im doing linear equations and these set of problems says standard form. so i know what it is: Ax+By=C but i dont understand how to get it or what you do. can you help me ive tried and im so confused! Thanks so much:)





so here are some of the problems:





1. (-4,3) and (-5,8)





2. (2,5) and (1,3)





3. (0,0) and (-2,4)





4. (12,-15) and (10,-6)





5. (5,-1) and (8,-3)





6. (10,-1) and (10,-7)











THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!





i need help really bad.

Standard form math help! linear equations.. please?
There is a form called slope-intercept form. The slope intercept form gives the equation of a line in terms of two points and a slope. Here it is:





(y2-y1)=m(x2-x1)





It comes from the definition of slope (rise over run or change in y over change in x). (x1,y1) is one point and (x2,y2) is another point. m is slope. To find the equation from two points, plug in the points and find the slope. Then put x and y back in (see below).





1) (-4,3) %26amp; (-5,8)





(8-3)=m(-5+4)


5=-m


m=-5


(y-3)=-5(x+4)


y-3=-5x-20


y+5x-3=-20


y+5x=-17


5x+y=-17


This is standard form. If you end up with a fractional coefficient, remember to multiply by the denominator. Without further ado, these are the remaining answers:





1) 5x+y=-17


2) -2x+y=1


3) 2x+y=0


4) 9x+2y=78


5) 2x+3y=7


6) x=10





On this one, the same x value results in two y values. This must mean that the line is vertical. Since both points are 10 units from the y-axis, the equation must be x=10.





Note: You can generalize the formula and write a program to do this for you! If you work the algebra correctly, you end up with the formula:





Y - [(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)]*X = [(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)]*x1-y1





If you have a TI-83/84+, then you can create a program ([PRGM][%26gt;][%26gt;][ENTER]). Name it whatever you want and press enter. Then type:





[PRGM][%26gt;][8][ENTER]


[PRGM][%26gt;][ENTER][ALPHA][+][X][1][2nd][...


[PRGM][%26gt;][ENTER][ALPHA][+][APHA][1][1]...


[PRGM][%26gt;][ENTER][ALPHA][+][X][2][2nd][...


[PRGM][%26gt;][ENTER][ALPHA][+][APHA][1][2]...





You should end up with:


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Input "X1=",A


Input "Y1=",B


Input "X2=",C


Input "Y2=",D





Add the follow to the end:


{-(D-B)/(C-A),1,-(D-B)/(C-A)*A+B}





After you are done, quit [2nd][MODE] and press [PRGM] and select the program you created. This makes it so much easier! Be warned, this program will give decimal answers, so if there is a decimal, multiply by something reasonable to get it to all whole numbers (i.e. if you end up with {0.666666667,1,0.3333333333}, then type in *3[ENTER] and you will get whole number coefficients. By the way, the program returns {A,B,C} so your answer will be Ax+By=C.





Best of luck.
Reply:Are you trying to graph a line containing the points? Sets of coordinates don't tell you enough to do the problems... what are you attempting to do?
Reply:I'll do number 1 so you see how it's done. You just find the equation in slope-intercept form and then convert it to standard form.





(-4, 3) and (-5, 8)





find the slope using:





m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)





m = (8 - 3)/(-5 - -4)





m = -5





then put this into the form





y = mx + b





you now know m, so sub it in





y = -5x + b





to find b sub in one of the points, I'll sub in (-4, 3)





3 = -5(-4) +b


3 = 20 + b


b = -17





so y = -5x - 17


you can sub in the other point to check if you want





then convert this form to standard form





y = -5x - 17





5x + y = -17





Hope all that helps :)
Reply:i dont know how to do standard form with these, but you can use point slope (y=mx+b) ... you have to find the slope, for example, on number one, this is how you would find the slope:





-5- -4= -1


8-3=5


-1/5 = slope





then, you plot the points you have,connect them, and extend the line if needed so that you can find the y intercept (the point where the line hits the y- axis)





and then you plug your data into the equation:





y= -1/5 x + -16


simplified: y= -1/5x-16





(im not sure if the y intercept is 16, it was according to my HAND DRAWN graph. lol)





hope i helped at least a little!! :D

hollyhock

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