Solving Quadratics by Completing the Square and Quadratic Formula

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What is the 1^st step in solving a Quadratic Equation using Completing the Square?

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Get the variable terms on one side by themselves

Front

What is this formula?

Back

This is the quadratic formula.

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What do you do to the b value to correctly complete the square?

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divide it by 2 and square the result

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First step to solve by completing the square: a² + 10a + 21 = 0

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Subtract the 21

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

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2

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Complete the square for
x² + 12x + ____

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x² + 12x + 36

Front

When do you use the plus or minus symbol (±)?

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After taking the square root of both sides

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Find the value of c that makes x² + 16x + c a perfect square.

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64

Front

Who is this? Options: Bobby Hill, Hank Hill, Rusty Shackleford, Tom Landy

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Bobby Hill

Front

Who is this?

Back

Homer Simpson