Complete the Square

What is the first step to solving THIS equation by completing the square?

• Divide 10 by 2 and add the result to both sides

• Subtract the 7

• Set the equation equal to zero

Complete the square for

x² + 12x + ____

(find the missing number in the blank)

• x² + 12x - 36

• x² + 12x + 144

• x² + 12x - 24

• x² + 12x + 36

Complete the square for

x² + 6x + ____

(find the missing value that goes in the blank)

• x² + 6x + 9

• x² + 6x - 36

• x² + 6x + 36

• x² + 6x - 196

6. Complete the square for

x² - 16x + ____

(find the missing value that goes in the blank)

• + 32

• - 16

• + 64

• + 8

Complete the square for

x² - 14x + ____

(find the missing value that goes in the blank)

• - 196

• + 49

• - 7

• - 49

What value of c would make this a perfect square trinomial?

x² + 2x + c

• + 4

• - 4

• + 2

• + 1

What value of c would make this a perfect square trinomial?

• + 36

• + 9

• - 81

• + 81

What value of c would make this a perfect square trinomial?

x² + 20x + c

• + 40

• - 20

• + 100

• + 10

7. What value of c would make this a perfect square trinomial?

x² + 34x + c

• + 289

• 0

• + 2

• - 1

Create a Perfect Square Trinomial (find "c"):

x² + 6x + ___

• 6

• -6

• 9

• -9