Question

Jeff began deriving the quadratic formula.
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Answer 1

For this case we have the following expression:
 ax2 + bx + c = 0
 Rewriting the expression we have:
 x2 + (b / a) x + (c / a) = 0
 Then, to solve the equation by completing squares, the next step is:
 x2 + (b / a) x + (c / a) - (c / a) = - (c / a)
 Answer:
 Subtract c / a from both sides