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

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

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

• 4
• 2
• 8
• 20

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

When factoring

x² + 12x =13,

what goes in the blank?

(x + 6)² = __

• 18

• 13

• 36

• 49

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Solve by completing the square.

x² + 10x = -9

• 1 and -12

• -1 and -9

• 1 and -9

• 1 and -1

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B