SOLUTION: I have to write in standard form and determine the values of a,b, and c. CAn you please help me? Page 575 Number 6 3x^2 + 10x + 8 = -17x - 2

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Question 146363This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: I have to write in standard form and determine the values of a,b, and c. CAn you please help me?
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3x^2 + 10x + 8 = -17x - 2 This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

Found 2 solutions by Earlsdon, aswathytony:
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write in standard form and determine the values of a, b, and, c.
3x%5E2+%2B+10x+%2B+8+=+-17x+-2.
The standard form is:
ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc+=+0 so we need to get your equation into this form.
3x%5E2%2B10x%2B8+=+-17x+-+2 Add 17x to both sides of the equation.
3x%5E2%2Bhighlight%2810x%2B17x%29%2B8+=+highlight%28-17x+%2B+17x%29+-+2 Combine like-terms on both sides.
3x%5E2%2B27x%2B8+=+-2 Now add 2 to both sides.
3x%5E2%2B27x%2Bhighlight%288%2B2%29+=+highlight%28-2%2B2%29 Again, combine like-terms.
3x%5E2%2B27x%2B10+=+0 You equation is now in standard form. Now compare this with the standard form:
ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc+=+0
You can readily see that: a = 3, b = 27, and c = 10

Answer by aswathytony(47) About Me  (Show Source):
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standard form of a quadratric equation is ax^2 + bx +c = 0.
given equatiion should be written in that form .
3x^2 +10x + 8 = -17x -2
bring like terms together,
3x^2 + 10x + 17x +8 +2 =0.
3x^2 +27x +10 =0.
compare the above equation with standard form, we get a = 3 , b = 27 & c = 10.