Part III - Affine Equations in 2D and 3D

Affine Equation

A nonhomogeneous linear equation or system of nonhomogeneous linear systems of equations is said to be affine.
Example: Ax+By+C is an affine function of two variables.

Consider the function Ax+By+C in 2-dimension, and set C=0 to start,
Draw the level lines Ax+By = constant

If B=0,
Ax = constant
So x = constant/A

If B0,
y = (const - Ax)/B

They are non-vertical lines.

We want a uniform way to describe the level lines of Ax+By without separating into cases B=0 and B0.
Ax+By=0
[A,B] * [x,y] = 0
[A,B][x,y]

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