Completing the Square Practice Quiz

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.4B

Complete the square.
x² + 6x + ____

• x² + 6x + 9
• x² + 6x - 36
• x² + 6x + 36
• x² + 6x - 9

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Complete the square for
x² + 12x + ____

• x² + 12x + 144
• x² + 12x + 36
• x² + 12x - 36
• x² + +12x - 144

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Complete the square.
x² + 14x + ____

• x² + 14x - 196
• x² + 14x + 49
• x² + 14x - 49
• x² + 14x + 196

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.
x² +12x = 5

• X = 6 + √41 or  6 − √41
• X= 35 or 47
• X = −6 + √41 or  −6 − √41
• X = √35 or √47

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

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

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.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

What is one of the solutions to this equation?
(2x - 1)² = 49

• 7
• -7
• -4
• -3

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4