The first few steps in deriving the quadratic formula are shown.
Answer
A
The term is added to the right side of the equation, so it needs to be subtracted from the left side of the equation to balance the sides of the equation.
B
The distributive property needs to be applied to determine the value to add to the left side of the equation to balance the sides of the equation.
C
The term needs to be converted so it has a common denominator before adding it to the left side of the equation to balance the equation.
D
The square root of the term needs to be found before adding the term to the left side of the equation to balance the sides of the equation.