Alg 1

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

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

When do you use the plus or minus symbol?
±

• After taking the square root of both sides
• After adding the square to both sides
• After taking half of b
• After setting the equation equal to zero

Complete the square for
x² + 12x + ____

• x² + 12x + 144
• x² + 12x + 36
• x² + 12x - 36
• x² + +12x - 144

Given the perfect square trinomial, identify the equivalent expression

x²-18x+81

• (x-18)²

• (x-9)²

• (x+81)²

• (x+9)²

Solve the following quadratics equation by completing the square...

x² + 4x + 1 = 0

• x = -2 ± √3

• x = -3 ± √2

• x = 2 ± √3

• x = 2 ± √2

Solve the following quadratics equation by completing the square...

x² + 12x + 8= 0

• x = -6 ± 2√7

• x = 6 ± 2√7

• x = 28 ± √6

• x = -28 ± √6

What is one of the solutions to this equation?
(2x - 1)² = 49

• 7
• -7
• -4
• -3

Solve the equation by completing the square and then finding the roots. 
x²+ 6x - 4 = 36

• x = -7, 7
• x = 4, -10
• x = -4 +- √7
• x = 10, -4