H henry08 Active Member Joined Mar 13, 2008 Messages 1,174 Gender Male HSC N/A Oct 27, 2008 #1 If it asks for the equation of a line or the equation of a tangent does it matter the form it is in? I.e. should you write 4X^2 - 2X + y + 10 = 0 etc When would you write Y = -4x^2 + 2x - 10?
If it asks for the equation of a line or the equation of a tangent does it matter the form it is in? I.e. should you write 4X^2 - 2X + y + 10 = 0 etc When would you write Y = -4x^2 + 2x - 10?
Just.Snaz Member Joined Jun 11, 2008 Messages 300 Gender Female HSC 2008 Oct 27, 2008 #2 if they ask for general form, i'm pretty sure you make everything = 0 if they don't specify, simplest form.. which would be either in your eg above.
if they ask for general form, i'm pretty sure you make everything = 0 if they don't specify, simplest form.. which would be either in your eg above.
