document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=499226>Question 499226</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> quadratic equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i am not looking for the working out of this question<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3 - 2x - 8x^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "how do you get it to resemble the formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ax^2 + bx + c <BR>\n" );
document.write( "do you bring the 8x^2 to the left side and make it positive as well as te 2x? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #337481 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=337481\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simply reorder the terms from:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3 - 2x - 8x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8x^2 + 3 - 2x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8x^2 -2x + 3 (this is in ax^2+bx+c form)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, you see that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a is -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c is 3<BR>\n" );
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