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

Complete the square for

x² - 12x + ____

• 144

• 36

• - 36

• 24

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Complete the square.

x² + 6x + ____

• 9

• 12

• 36

• - 9

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Find the value of C

x²+5x+c

• 10

• 25

• 25/2

• 25/4

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

Given the perfect square trinomial, identify the equivalent expression

x²+14x+49

• (x+14)²

• (x+49)²

• (x-7)²

• (x+7)²

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.C.4

Solve the equation by completing the square and then finding the roots. 
x²+ 6x - 4 = 36

• x = -7, 7
• x = 4, -10
• x = -4 +- √7
• x = 10, -4

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Solve the following equation by completing the square:
n² - 2n - 3 = 0

• {3 and-1}
• {4 and -4}
• {5 and -3}
• {8 and -7}

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

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

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

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

Solve
 3x² + 5x - 12 = 0

• x = -4/3, x = 3
• x = 4/3, x = -3
• x = -1, x = 4
• x = 1, x = -4

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B