Which is the best first step to write this in standard form?

Set the function equal to 0

Step-by-step explanation:

Standard Form of the Quadratic Equation

The form

is called the standard form of a quadratic equation. It can be clearly identified the terms of a second-degree polynomial equated to 0.

The equation is given in the form:

And we need to operate the expression to make it look like a standard form. The first logical step should be to set the function equal to 0 and then start to operate the resulting expression. It can be done by subtracting 8 on both sides of the equation:

Set the function equal to 0

one that is bigger than 3 1/2

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