Completing the Square

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

• 4

• 2

• 8

• 20

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Complete the square for
x² + 12x + ____

• x² + 12x + 144

• x² + 12x + 36

• x² + 12x - 36

• x² + +12x - 144

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

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

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

• A
• B
• C
• D

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CCSS.8.EE.A.2

Find the missing value "c" to create a perfect square trinomial:
x² + 26x + ___ 

• 13

• 136

• 169

• 26

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Solve by completing the square. Round.
x² -4x = 5

• 11 and -7

• 1 and 3

• 1.73 and -1.73

• 5 and -1

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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

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

To solve by completing the square, what needs to be moved in this equation?
x² = 9 - 4x

• the -4x

• the 9

• the x²

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

What value of c would make this a perfect square trinomial?
x² + 2x + c

• 2

• 4

• -2

• 1

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

What value of c would make this a perfect square trinomial?
x² - 12x + c

• 36

• 24

• 144

• -36

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B