Completing the Square

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

• 4
• 2
• 8
• 20

Tags

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

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
 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

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

Create a Perfect Square Trinomial
x² - 30x +  ____

• -15
• 225
• 30
• 25

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

x²-18x+81

• (x-18)²

• (x-9)²

• (x+81)²

• (x+9)²

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.C.4

Solve the following equation by completing the square:

x² - 6x + 10 = 0

• No real solution

• {1 and -1}

• {9 and -9}

• {-10}