Question

Hip is solving the quadratic equation by completing the square. 5x^2 +15x -4=0 what should goo do first? Isolate the constant, factor 5 out of the variable terms, isolate the variable x, add 9 to both sides of the equation.

Answer 1

The first step of completing the square is always to make sure that one side has variables and one has constants

So the correct answer is to isolate the constant

Hope this helps