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Standardizing Quadratic Inputs for Automated Solvers

You are working as an onboarding coordinator at a financial analytics firm. A new intern is confused about how to input cost-prediction models into the company's automated solver, which strictly requires all quadratic equations to be in standard form.

Write a brief response to the intern in which you recall and state:

  1. The general mathematical formula for the standard form of a quadratic equation, including what must be isolated on one side of the equation.
  2. The specific names of the three types of terms in this form (ax2ax^2, bxbx, and cc).
  3. The crucial restriction placed on the coefficient aa, and the reason why aa cannot equal zero in a quadratic equation.

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