Completing the Square

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What is the standard form of a quadratic equation?

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a = 2, b = -3, c = 2.

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What is completing the square?

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What is a perfect square trinomial?

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How do you determine if a trinomial is a perfect square?

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Check if the first and last terms are perfect squares and if the middle term is twice the product of the square roots of the first and last terms.

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Subtract 21 from both sides to isolate the quadratic terms.

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What is the vertex form of a quadratic equation?

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How do you convert from standard form to vertex form?

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To convert, complete the square on the quadratic expression.

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What is the axis of symmetry for a quadratic equation in standard form?

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