You are solving a quadratic by using the Quadratic Formula, What needs to be done to this function before we can identify a, b, and c?

Question

7x2+2x=4
(1 point)
Responses

The equation needs to be set equal to zero.
The equation needs to be set equal to zero.

The quadratic first needs to be factored.
The quadratic first needs to be factored.

The like terms need to be combined.
The like terms need to be combined.

We need to add 4 on both sides of the equatio

Answer 1

To apply the Quadratic Formula, the equation must be set equal to zero. So, for the equation \(7x^2 + 2x = 4\), you would first subtract 4 from both sides to get:

\[ 7x^2 + 2x - 4 = 0 \]

Thus, the correct response is:

The equation needs to be set equal to zero.