Question

What should be the first step when solving the quadratic equation below?

(x+10)2−25=36


(1 point)
Responses

Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.

Subtract 10 from both sides of the equation.
Subtract 10 from both sides of the equation.

Divide both sides of the equation by 2.
Divide both sides of the equation by 2.

Add 25 to both sides of the equation.

Answer 1

To solve the equation \( (x + 10)^2 - 25 = 36 \), the first step should be to isolate the squared term.

The best approach here is to first add 25 to both sides of the equation to eliminate the -25 on the left side.

So the correct first step is:

**Add 25 to both sides of the equation.**