Fiona is completing the square to solve the polynomial equation.

x2 - 4x + 1 = 0

what should be her first step?

1. isolating the constant 1

2. adding 4 to both sides of the equation

3. isolating the second term, - 4x

4. adding 1 to both sides of the equation

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Keon

Mathematics

17 July, 09:26

Fiona is completing the square to solve the polynomial equation.

x2 - 4x + 1 = 0

what should be her first step?

1. isolating the constant 1

2. adding 4 to both sides of the equation

3. isolating the second term, - 4x

4. adding 1 to both sides of the equation

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Cyrus Frazier · Answer 1

X^2 - 4x + 1 = 0

the first step u would do would be to get that 1 over to the other side ... u would subtract 1 from both sides ... but that is not an answer choice ... so the only one that makes sense would be to isolate the constant 1 <==

Fiona is completing the square to solve the polynomial equation.x2 - 4x + 1 = 0what should be her first step?1. isolating the constant 12. adding 4 to both sides of the equation3. isolating the second term, - 4x4. adding 1 to both sides of the equation

Fiona is completing the square to solve the polynomial equation.

x2 - 4x + 1 = 0

what should be her first step?

1. isolating the constant 1

2. adding 4 to both sides of the equation

3. isolating the second term, - 4x

4. adding 1 to both sides of the equation