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Completing the Square

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do you do to the b value to correctly complete the square?
a)
square it
b)
divide it by 2 and square the result
c)
divide it by 2 and take the square root of the result
d)
divide it by 2 only
2.
What is the first step to solving THIS equation by completing the square?
a2 + 10a + 21 = 0
a)
Set the equation equal to zero
b)
Divide 10 by 2 and add the result to both sides
c)
Add a2 and 10a together
d)
Subtract the 21
3.
When factoring
x2 - 4x + 4 = 20,
what goes in the blank?
(x - __ )2 = 20
a)
4
b)
2
c)
8
d)
20
4.
Complete the square.
x2 + 6x + ____
a)
x2 + 6x + 9
b)
x2 + 6x - 36
c)
x2 + 6x + 36
d)
x2 + 6x - 9
5.

Convert to vertex form:


y = x2 + 4x + 10

a)

y = (x + 4)2 + 6

b)

y = (x + 2)2 + 6

c)

y = (x + 4)2 - 6

d)

y = (x + 2)2 - 6

6.

In vertex form,


f(x) = a(x - h)2 + k


what does the h stand for?

a)

the y-coordinate of the vertex

b)

the x-coordinate of the vertex

c)

the x-intercept

d)

the y-intercept

7.

x2+8x+c=20+cx^2+8x+c=20+c  

Rewrite the above equation into a perfect square binomial form. 
(𝑥 +_______) 2^2 = ________

a)

(x4)2=4\left(x-4\right)^2=4  

b)

(x+4)2=36\left(x+4\right)^2=36  

c)

(x8)2=12\left(x-8\right)^2=12  

d)

(x+8)2=28\left(x+8\right)^2=28  

8.
If given the equation y = 3(x + 5)2 - 4, what is the vertex of the parabola?
a)
(5, -4)
b)
(-5, -4)
c)
(-15, -4)
d)
(15, -4)
9.
Solve by completing the square.
x2 +12x = 5
a)
X = 6 + √41 or  6 − √41
b)
X= 35 or 47
c)
X = −6 + √41 or  −6 − √41
d)
X = √35 or √47
10.

What is one of the solutions to this equation?

(x - 3)2 = 49

a)

7

b)

-7

c)

-4

d)

4