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Given equation is ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=5e176cc8f6c0f83acf9d20221c0debd7.png\")
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Rewrite the equation in the form Ax + By = C.
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(Subtract: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=6d8ae5bd4c052681da4134cb28264b76.png\")
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![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=53164208e220ad6ea130165dba586537.png\")
(Add 3y to each side)
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=addb878ff299ca8c5fbf80b6b4954dad.png\")
(Additive inverse property: ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=367bb70d38e2a519f276700cd6cb0699.png\")
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![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/step2.JPG\")
The equation is now in standard form where A = 12, B = 3 and C = 0.
\ This is a linear equation.![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
Equation is a linear equation.