Jeddia solved the quadratic equation x2-96=4x by factoring. Her work is shown below. At which step did jeddia first make a mistake if at all?

Question

Jeddia solved the quadratic equation x2-96=4x by factoring. Her work is shown below. At which step did jeddia first make a mistake if at all?

Answer 1

The provided work is not shown.

Answer 2

Step 1; she added 4x to both sides instead of subtracting.

Step 1; she added 4x to both sides instead of subtracting. - not selected, this is the correct answer

step 2; she did not factor the left side of the equation correctly.
step 2; she did not factor the left side of the equation correctly. - no response given

Step 3; she did not apply the Zero Product Property correctly.

Answer 3

Based on the information provided, Step 1 is the step where Jeddia first made a mistake. She should have subtracted 4x from both sides instead of adding it.

Answer 4

why should she have subtracted 4x from both side instead of adding it 1 sentences to 2

Answer 5

Jeddia should have subtracted 4x from both sides instead of adding it because the original equation is x^2 - 96 = 4x and to solve for x, you want to isolate the variable on one side of the equation. Subtracting 4x from both sides would help in moving all terms to one side to set the equation equal to zero and then factor it.