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    A linear equation is an algebraic equation where each term is either a constant or the product of a single variable and a constant. Linear equations can represent straight lines in coordinate systems and are commonly expressed in general, standard, or slope-intercept form. The general form is a1*x1 + a2*x2 + ... + an*xn + b = 0. The slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, represents the line's slope m and y-intercept b. Writing a linear equation is easiest if you first draw its graph from known points and determine the intercepts and slope.

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    A linear equation is an algebraic equation where each term is either a constant or the product of a single variable and a constant. Linear equations can represent straight lines in coordinate systems and are commonly expressed in general, standard, or slope-intercept form. The general form is a1*x1 + a2*x2 + ... + an*xn + b = 0. The slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, represents the line's slope m and y-intercept b. Writing a linear equation is easiest if you first draw its graph from known points and determine the intercepts and slope.

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    A linear equation is an algebraic equation where each term is either a constant or the product of a single variable and a constant. Linear equations can represent straight lines in coordinate systems and are commonly expressed in general, standard, or slope-intercept form. The general form is a1*x1 + a2*x2 + ... + an*xn + b = 0. The slope-intercept form, y = mx + b, represents the line's slope m and y-intercept b. Writing a linear equation is easiest if you first draw its graph from known points and determine the intercepts and slope.

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    An algebraic equation in which each element (or term) is either a constant or the product of the first power of a single

    variable and a constant is called a linear equation. These equations can have one or more variables. Depending on the number of variables (we will mark that number with the letter n), a linear equation is the algebraic representation of a straight line in a coordinate system with n dimensions. If we are talking about the usual two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, a linear equation will consist of two variables (usually x and y), the slope and the intercept. The slope tells how much the value of one variable changes if the other one changes by a single unit. If you are calculating the value of y, the intercept shows at which point the line crosses the y-axis.

    How to write a linear equation


    There are several different forms of linear equations that can be converted from one to another using the basic laws of elementary algebra. We will explain the ones that are most often used in practical mathematics.

    The general form


    Depending on the number of variables (if we represent the variables with x1, x2, x3, xn and the constants with a1, a2, a3 an and b), the general form of a linear equation looks like this: a1*x1 + a2*x2 + . + an* xn + b = 0 The most commonly used general form of a linear equation (in twodimensional coordinate systems) is: a*x + b*y +c = 0

    The standard form


    This is a very commonly used form of a linear equation as it appears frequently in mathematical textbooks. It generally looks like this: a*x + b*y = C The value of both a and b cannot be equal to zero at least one of them has to be positive. It can be converted to the general form, but not always to other forms of equations if the value of a or bis equal to zero.

    The slope-intercept form


    This is also a very commonly used form of linear equations. It is called the slopeintercept form because both slope and the intercept of a line can be simply read from equations expressed in this form. It looks like this: y = mx + b Here the letter m in front of the variable x represents the slope of the line and b is the value of the intercept on the y-axis. The important thing to remember is that equations of vertical lines cannot be expressed in this form, as their slope is undefined. These are the basic forms of linear equations. Now, to write down a linear equation in one of these forms, keep a few things in mind. First, it helps if you have a visual representation of the linear equation you are trying to write down. So, if you are given

    two or more points through which your line passes, draw a graph first. Secondly, try finding the intercepts and the slope. They are generally easy to find and it is easy to convert a slope-intercept equation into most other forms. It might seem a bit complicated now, but with some practice it will become all too easy. To practice the skill of writing a linear equation, please use the math worksheets below.

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