Algebra Examples

$5 = - 8 x - 17 x^{2}$

Step 1

Move all the expressions to the left side of the equation.

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Add $8 x$ to both sides of the equation.

$5 + 8 x = - 17 x^{2}$

Add $17 x^{2}$ to both sides of the equation.

$5 + 8 x + 17 x^{2} = 0$

Step 2

Once the quadratic is in standard form, the values of $a$ , $b$ , and $c$ can be found.

$a x^{2} + b x + c$

Step 3

Use the standard form of the equation to find $a$ , $b$ , and $c$ for this quadratic.

$a = 17$ , $b = 8$ , $c = 5$