SOLUTION: I have to write in standard form and determine the values of a, b, and c. Can you help me? Page 575 Number 2 x^2 + 6x - 5 = 0

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Question 146705This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: I have to write in standard form and determine the values of a, b, and c. Can you help me?
Page 575
Number 2
x^2 + 6x - 5 = 0This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

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Using the general quadratic equation ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0, we can see that x%5E2+%2B+6x+-+5+=+0 can be written as 1x%5E2+%2B+6x+%2B%28-5%29+=+0. So this shows us that a=1, b=6 and c=-5