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-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

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Solve the following equation by completing the square:
n² = 18n + 40

• {11 and -11}
• {16 and 2}
• {20 and -2}
• {10 and -4}

Tags

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}

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

What are the solutions of x² - 14x + 49 = 48?

• -7 ± 4√3
• -7 ± 16√3
• 7 ± 4√3
• 7± 16√3

Solve by completing the square. 
3x² - 12x + 6 = 0

• x = 2 ± √-6
• x = 2 ± √6
• x = -2 ± √2
• x = 2± √2

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B