Completing the Square Review

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

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Complete the square for

x² - 12x + ____

• 144

• 36

• - 36

• 24

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Given the perfect square trinomial, identify the equivalent expression

x²-18x+81

• (x-18)²

• (x-9)²

• (x+81)²

• (x+9)²

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.C.4

Solve by completing the square.

x² + 10x = -9

• 1 and -12

• -1 and -9

• 1 and -9

• 1 and -1

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Solve the following equation by completing the square:
n² - 2n - 3 = 0

• {3 and-1}
• {4 and -4}
• {5 and -3}
• {8 and -7}

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

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

• Move 21 to the opposite side using inverse operation

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Complete the square.
x² + 14x + ____

• x² + 14x - 196
• x² + 14x + 49
• x² + 14x - 49
• x² + 14x + 196

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Complete the Square
x² + 6x = 5

• (x + 3)² = 5
• (x + 6)² = 9
• (x + 3)² = 14
• (x + 6)² = 14

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

When factoring the perfect square trinomial x² - 4x + 4 = 20, what goes in the blank? (x - __ )² = 20

• 4

• 2

• 8

• 20

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

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

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B