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What does the ABC stand for in standard form Ax+By=C?

Answer 1

#Ax+By+C# is a generalized form (in fact the standard generalized form) for a linear equation where #A, B, and C# are placeholders for constants (the #x# and #y# are variables).

The generalized form, #Ax+By+C#, includes equations such as #color(white)("XXXXX")##7x+3y=98# #color(white)("XXXXX")##(1)x+(-5)y=14# #color(white)("XXXXX")##9261x+83y=-7491# #color(white)("XXXXX")##color(white)("XXXXX")#any infinitely many others

By normal usage #A# should be an integer value which is not negative.

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Answer 2

Isaiah Anthony

In the standard form (Ax + By = C), "ABC" stands for the coefficients of the equation. "A" represents the coefficient of the (x) term, "B" represents the coefficient of the (y) term, and "C" represents the constant term.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.