Asked by kelvin calin

Bao Yu is completing the square to solve the polynomial equation.

x2 – x – 3 = 0

What should be her first step?

adding –x to both sides of the equation
adding –3 to both sides of the equation
isolating the first term, x2
isolating the constant, –3

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Isolating the constant, –3.

Add 3 to both sides to get x^2 − x = 3, then complete the square on the left.