Quadratic Standard Form Math Example 1

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easy

Write

3 - 5x + 2x^2

in standard form and identify

a

b

c

Answer

2x^2 - 5x + 3; \quad a=2, b=-5, c=3

Standard form

ax^2 + bx + c

always has the

x^2

term first, the

x

term second, and the constant last. The leading coefficient

a

must be nonzero.

About Quadratic Standard Form

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