im stupid. i kno. dont rub it in. im in a bad mood.
onegaishimasu.
2007-06-05 23:24:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
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."
2007-06-05 23:29:58 · answer #1 · answered by Mathematica 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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.
2007-06-05 23:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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
2007-06-05 23:41:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-06-06 00:11:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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
2007-06-05 23:34:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
slope Intercept form
y = mx + b
id.mind.net/~zona/mmts/functionInstitute/linearFunctions/lsif.html
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My text book states the standard form for slope intercept form is y = mx + b
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2007-06-06 02:31:26 · answer #6 · answered by SAMUEL D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-06-05 23:50:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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.
2007-06-06 00:25:18 · answer #8 · answered by cherriechow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋