Completing the Square Quadratic

(x + 1) ² + 3 = 15

Kevin wants to solve the equation by completing the square. What values complete the equation?

• 8

• 64

• 16

• 4

• 256

How many solutions can a quadratic have?

• 1 solution

• 3 solutions

• 0 solutions

• 2 solutions

Determine the values of
a, b, and c for
the quadratic equation: 
4x² – 8x = 3

• a = 4, b = -8, c = 3

• a = 4, b =-8, c =-3

• a = 4, b = 8, c = 3

• a = 4, b = 8, c = -3

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

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

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

To solve by completing the square, what needs to be moved in this equation?
x² = 9 - 4x

• the -4x

• the 9

• the x²

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

• 4

• 2

• 8

• 20