Which best explains why the fraction with numerator b squared and denominator 4 A squared is not added to the left side of the equation in the last step shown in the table?
Answer
A
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.
B
The term the fraction with numerator b squared and denominator 4 A squared needs to be converted so it has a common denominator before adding it to the left side of the equation to balance the equation.
C
The term the fraction with numerator b squared and denominator 4 A squared 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.
D
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.