The first time I tried this problem I found it challenging because moving the terms across the equal sign was making me lose track of where each term was and the little mistakes while I was moving the terms was changing my final answer. The first time I tried this problem factored out the negative which led to me getting one of my factors of x=-1, but I then learned that since 0/-1 = 0, -1 cannot be a factor of x. I asked Ms. Lam for help as well as using the app Photomath to help me with the steps. I used factoring squaring, square rooting, solving for x, combining like terms, and restrictions to solve this problem. Next time I encounter a difficult problem, I might try to go through the steps carefully and check my notes to help me solve the problem. I can also consult one of my peers or Ms. Lam to help me, as well as our class tutor Willam.