Completing the Square Practice

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.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Complete the square for

x² + 12x + ____

(find the missing number in the blank)

• x² + 12x + 144

• x² + 12x + 36

• x² + 12x - 36

• x² + +12x - 144

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Solve by completing the square:
k² − 12k + 23 = 0

• {6 + √13, 6 - √13}
• {-6 + √13, -6 - √13}
• {6 + √59, 6 - √59}
• {-6 + √59, -6 - √59}

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

Solve. x² + 4x - 16 = 0

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

Solve by completing the square.
y² + 10y = -9

• 1 and -12
• -1 and -9
• 1 and -9
• 1 and -1

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

Solve by Completing the Square:

2x²+4x-5=7

Hint: Move the 5 and you must have a lead number of 1!

• -0.4 and -3.4

• -2.3 and 4.3

• -3.6 and 1.6

• no solution

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

Solve by completing the square

4x² - 32x + 8 = 12

(lead number must be 1!)

• x = 8.12 & -0.12

• x = 8.12 & 0.12

• x = -8.12 & 0.12

• x = -8.12 & -0.12

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3