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Negative coeffiecient
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Robin123

by Robin123 at September 08, 2011

I didn't think you could have negative coefficients in standard form? Shouldn't both sides of the equation be multiplied by negative one to remove the negative two like this? -1(-2x+y)=-1(-4) to make 2x-y=4?

standard form standard form of linear equations

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In your example, Standard Form is: Ax + By = C A is nonnegative. If A is zero, then B must me nonnegative. Hope that helps!
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Steve204 Steve204 September 09, 2011

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