Lesson 7.2: General Form of a Linear Equation

Lesson 7.2: General Form of a Linear Equation

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Fundraising is a common practice among non-profit organizations and is often used to achieve a specific financial goal. Suppose students are selling t-shirts and sweatshirts to help offset the cost of a team trip. The number of t-shirts and sweatshirts that need to be sold to meet the goal can be represented by a linear equation, but the slope-intercept form does not match this scenario very well.

Linear relations can be represented many different ways, and some forms lend themselves better to particular scenarios. In this lesson you will explore a second form of linear equations – the general form.