Question

A quadratic equation is shown below:

x2 - 14x + 41 = 0

Which of the following is the first correct step to write the above equation in the form (x - p)2 = q, where p and q are integers?

Add 8 to both sides of the equation

Add 9 to both sides of the equation

Subtract 8 from both sides of the equation

Subtract 9 from both sides of the equation

Answer 1

I got add 8 to both sides is that correct?

Answer 2

the first thing i would have done is subtract 41, but that is not in the choice, so lets subtract 8 first, and see if that would give us a perfect square