Different Countries teach different notation (as sent to me by kind readers): In the US, Australia, Canada, Egypt, Eritrae, Iran, Mexico, Portugal, Philippines and Saudi Arabia the notation is: y = mx + b In the UK, Australia (also), Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Malawi, Malta, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, UAE, Zambia and Zimbabwe y = mx + c In Afghanistan, Albania, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Lebanon, Holland, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Tunisia and Viet Nam: y = ax + b In Azerbaijan, China, Finland, Russia and Ukraine: y = kx + b In Greece: ψ = αχ + β In Italy: y = mx + q In Japan: y = mx + d In Cuba and Israel: y = mx + n In Latvia: y = jx + t In Romania: y = gA + C In Sweden: y = kx + m In Serbia and Slovenia: y = kx + n
Posted on: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 06:04:24 +0000