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*REMEMBER THAT IN STANDARD FORM YOU DONT USE FRACTIONS!!

Give me the standard form of this equation plz.

*REMEMBER THAT IN STANDARD FORM YOU DONT USE FRACTIONS!! Give me the standard form-example-1

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Standard form for a linear equation (highest degree is 1), is Ax+By=C;

y-1=(-2/3)(x-4) <-- expand and isolate y
y-1=-2/3x+8/3
y=-2/3x+(8/3+1)
y=-2/3x+(8/3+3/3)
y=-2/3x+11/3 <---remove fraction;
3y=-2x+11 <-- rearrange to given format
2x+3y=11

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