document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=288872>Question 288872</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Place the following equation in the standard form of a quadratic equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/x^2+3/x-10=0. Please tell me what is a, b, and c. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4/x^2+3/x-10=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides of the equation above to clear x from the denominators:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4/x^2)*x^2 + (3/x)*x^2 - 10*x^2 = 0*x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 + 3x - 10x^2 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-10x^2 + 3x + 4 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = -10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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