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You put everything to the left side. For example, if you have a constant term on the right side, subtract it on both sides, so that you have an equation where the right-hand side IS zero.

For example: 5x2 + 3x - 5 = 20

Subtract 20 from both sides:

5x2 + 3x - 25 = 0

Now you can apply the quadratic formula.

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If the right-hand side of a quadratic equation does not equal zero you need to the number or expression on the righthand side from both sides before you can use the quadratic formula?

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What statement must be true of an equation before you can use the quadratic formula to find the solutions?

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Why quadratic equation called quadratic?

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