7.2 General Form
The general form for a linear equation is:
A, B, C are integers (no fractions or decimals) in reduced form.
A must be a positive value.
An equation of a line must be written in
form before it can be written
in general form.
Ex. 1) Write in proper general form.
or
Ex. 2) Convert to general form.
or
Ex. 3) Sketch a graph of
.
Method #1 – using
Method #2 – using the x & y intercepts