The parameter for this line is t. A standard method to go from parametric form to cartesian form is to isolate t in both the x and y equations and then set them equal to each other.
So, for the x equation, we get t = 3 - x and for the y equation we get t = (-y-2)/4
by setting them equal, we get what is called the symmetric form of the line, which is
3-x = (-y-2) / 4
Multiplying both sides by 4, we get
12-4x = -y-2
Depending on what you want, you can get the standard form of the line by moving everything to the left side of the equation
-4x+y+14 = 0
although you will often see lines in the slope-intercept form, which means isolating y to get
y=4x-14
You need to solve for t the parametric equations such that:
`t = 3 - x`
You need to substitute `3 - x` for t in equation `y = -2 - 4t` such that:
`y = -2 - 4(3 - x)`
You need to open the brackets such that:
`y = -2 - 12 + 4x`
`y = -14 + 4x`
You need to move all terms to the left side such that:
`-4x + y + 14 = 0`
Hence, converting the parametric equations of the line in cartesian equation yields `-4x + y + 14 = 0.`
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