Complete the Square

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

Complete the Square
x² + 6x = 5

• (x + 3)² = 5

• (x + 6)² = 9

• (x + 3)² = 14

• (x + 6)² = 14

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

What should be added to both sides of the following equation to complete the square?
x² + 12x = 5

• 12

• 6

• 36

• 5

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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

• Subtract the 21

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Kevin wants to solve the equation by completing the square. What values complete the equation?

• 8

• 64

• 16

• 4

• 256

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

The quadratic shown is going to be solved by completing the square, the first step is shown Problem: x² + 6x = 5 Step 1: x² + 6x + ​ (a)   = ​ (b)   What are the missing values?

• 9

• 14

• 6

• 5

• -6

• -9

• 3

• 8

• 12

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Kevin wants to solve the equation by completing the square. What values complete the equation?

• 8

• 64

• 16

• 4

• 256

Tags

CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Complete the square for: v² - 18v + 87 = 7

• (v + 9)² - 1

• (v + 9)² + 1

• (v - 9)² - 1

• (v - 9)² + 1

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Solve the following quadratics equation by completing the square (a)  

• x = -2 ± √3

• x = -3 ± √2

• x = 2 ± √3

• x = 2 ± √2

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B