Completing the square

What do you do to the b value to correctly complete the square?

• square it
• divide it by 2 and square the result
• divide it by 2 and take the square root of the result
• divide it by 2 only

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

To solve by completing the square, what needs to be moved in this equation?
x² = 9 - 4x

• the -4x
• the 9
• the x²

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

What is the first step to solving THIS equation by completing the square?
a² + 10a + 21 = 0

• Set the equation equal to zero
• Divide 10 by 2 and add the result to both sides
• Add a² and 10a together
• Subtract the 21

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

When factoring
x² - 4x + 4 = 20,
what goes in the blank?
(x - __ )² = 20

• 4
• 2
• 8
• 20

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

What value of c would make this a perfect sqaure trinomial?
x² +8x + c

• 4
• 16
• 64
• -16

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

What value of c would make this a perfect square trinomial?
x² + 2x + c

• 2
• 4
• -2
• 1

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

What value of c would make this a perfect square trinomial?
x² - 12x + c

• 36
• 24
• 144
• -36

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Complete the Square
x² + 6x = 5

• (x + 3)² = 5
• (x + 6)² = 9
• (x + 3)² = 14
• (x + 6)² = 14

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Find the missing value "c" to create a perfect square trinomial:
x² + 26x + ___ 

• 13
• 136
• 169
• 26

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

What is the first step to solving THIS equation by completing the square?
a² + 10a + 21 = 0

• Set the equation equal to zero
• Divide 10 by 2 and add the result to both sides
• Add a² and 10a together
• Subtract the 21

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B