SOLUTION: How do i put 2x^2+3x=(3x-1)^2-x^2 into the quadtric formula?

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Question 324721: How do i put 2x^2+3x=(3x-1)^2-x^2 into the quadtric formula?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can't, at least not in the form it is in. In order to use the quadratic formula, the equation must be in standard form, namely:



Expand the binomial and then collect like terms. Put everything into the LHS. Then you can identify , , and and use the formula.

John