Conics Complete 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

What should replace the blue square in the equation?

• -8y

• -2y

• +2y

• +8y

What is the equation of the circle?

• (x+1)² + (y +1)² = 3

• (x+1)² + (y -1)² = 3

• (x+1)² + (y +1)² = 9

• (x-1)² + (y -1)² = 9

What is the equation of the circle?

• (x+1)² + (y +1)² = 3

• (x+1)² + (y -1)² = 3

• (x+1)² + (y +1)² = 9

• (x-1)² + (y -1)² = 9

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

• the -4x

• the 9

• the x²

Complete the square.
x² + 6x + ____

• x² + 6x + 9

• x² + 6x - 36

• x² + 6x + 36

• x² + 6x - 9

Complete the square.
x² + 14x + ____

• x² + 14x - 196

• x² + 14x + 49

• x² + 14x - 49

• x² + 14x + 196

Complete the Square
x² + 10x + ____

• x² + 10x - 100

• x² + 10x + 100

• x² + 10x - 25

• x² + 10x + 25

Complete the square for

x² + 12x + ____

(find the missing number in the blank)

• x² + 12x + 144

• x² + 12x + 36

• x² + 12x - 36

• x² + +12x - 144

Complete the square for

x² - 14x + ____

(find the missing value that goes in the blank)

• - 196

• 49

• - 49

• 28