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

Complete the square for

x² - 12x + ____

• 144

• 36

• - 36

• 24

Complete the square.

x² + 6x + ____

• 9

• 12

• 36

• - 9

Complete the Square

x² - 10x + ____

• x² + 10x - 100

• x² - 10x + 100

• x² + 10x - 25

• x² - 10x + 25

Find the missing value "c" to create a perfect square trinomial:
x² – 8x  + ___ 

• -4
• 16
• 4
• 8

Given the perfect square trinomial, identify the equivalent expression

x²-18x+81

• (x-18)²

• (x-9)²

• (x+81)²

• (x+9)²

Given the perfect square trinomial, identify the equivalent expression

x²+14x+49

• (x+14)²

• (x+49)²

• (x-7)²

• (x+7)²

Find the value of C

x²+5x+c

• 10

• 25

• 25/2

• 25/4

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

• 4
• 2
• 8
• 20

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