Question

How do you write `2x^2 - 3 = -6x - 2` in standard form?

Answer 1

`2x^2 +6x-1=0`

Explanation:

Standard form of a quadratic equation looks like this:
`ax^2 + bx + c = 0`

So basically, we need one side of the equation to be `0`.

`2x^2-3=-6x-2`

add everything to the left side
`2x^2-3+6x+2=0`

simplify
`2x^2 +6x-1=0`

usually you want `a` (which is `2` in this case) to be positive, and it is so we are done.