Math 2 - HW Check 14.7 Complete the Square

Complete the square for the expression shown by drawing your missing boxes.

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

Match the completed square to its expression

• 49

• 9

• 25

• 4

Match the factors to its perfect square trinomial.

Organize the trinomials into whether they are perfect squares or not.

Groups:

(a) YES a perfect square

,

(b) NOT a perfect square

Reorder the steps for solving a quadratic by completing the square

• Rewrite

• Move the Constant

• Solve/Simplify

• Factor

• no solution

Rate yourself on how you feel about Completing the Square

• Great! I can teach the class!

• Good, but more practice is necessary.

• OK, but I need to come to 1 or more PRIDE sessions.

• Not good....not good at all.

• This is my first day.