document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=825472>Question 825472</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how would you put 2x^2-12+2x=(x-2)^2+2 in the standard form ax^2+bx+c=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #497325 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=unlockmath><B>unlockmath(1688)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=unlockmath><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=unlockmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=497325\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "First we want to expand this 2x^2-12+2x=(x-2)^2+2 as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2-12+2x= x^2-4x+4+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we can get everything on one side to look like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+6x-18=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
document.write( "www.math-unlock.com </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );