What happens when a straight line equation does not look like y = mx + c? Some equations arrive in disguise like 2x + 3y = 6 or 4x - y + 2 = 0. These are still straight lines, just wearing different mathematical clothes! The general form ax + by + c = 0 is the universal way to write any straight line equation, and real-world problems rarely present themselves in the neat y = mx + c form. Today we learn to recognize, rearrange, and work with the general form a skill that makes you fluent in every possible way a line can be expressed. Ready to unmask equations in disguise? Let us transform them!