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500 + 60 + 1
Standard Form
Expanded Form
In other words, "= 0" is on the right, and everything else is on the left.
x2 - 7 = 0
x6 + 4x3 + 3x2 - 7
Ax + By = C
A shouldn't be negative, A and B shouldn't both be zero, and A, B and C should be
integers.
-3x + y = 2
Multiply all by -1:
3x - y = -2
Note: A=3, B=-1, C=-2
This form:
Ax + By + C = 0
is sometimes called "Standard Form", but is more properly called the "General Form".
ax + bx + c = 0
(a not equal to zero)
x2 - x = 3
Bring 3 to left:
x2 - x - 3 = 0
Note: a=1, b=-1, c=-3