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Completing the Square for Quadratics

Here are the steps to solve each quadratic equation by the specified methods: 1. x2 – 2x = 3 a) Factor: (x – 3)(x + 1) = 0 b) Complete the square: (x – 1)2 = 4 c) Quadratic formula: x = 1, 3 2. 2x2 + 8x – 42 = 0 a) Factor: Cannot factor b) Complete the square: (2x + 4)2 = 36 c) Quadratic formula: x = -3, 7 3. t2 + 10t + 9 = 0 a) Factor: (t + 9)(t + 1) = 0

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Completing the Square for Quadratics

Here are the steps to solve each quadratic equation by the specified methods: 1. x2 – 2x = 3 a) Factor: (x – 3)(x + 1) = 0 b) Complete the square: (x – 1)2 = 4 c) Quadratic formula: x = 1, 3 2. 2x2 + 8x – 42 = 0 a) Factor: Cannot factor b) Complete the square: (2x + 4)2 = 36 c) Quadratic formula: x = -3, 7 3. t2 + 10t + 9 = 0 a) Factor: (t + 9)(t + 1) = 0

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Solving Quadratic

Equations by
Completing the Square
Perfect Square Trinomials
 Examples
 x2 + 6x + 9

 x2 - 10x + 25

 x2 + 12x + 36
Creating a Perfect
Square Trinomial
 In the following perfect square
trinomial, the constant term is
missing. X2
+ 14x + ____
 Find the constant term by squaring
half the coefficient of the linear
term.
 (14/2)2 X2
+ 14x + 49
Perfect Square Trinomials
 Create perfect
square trinomials.
 x2 + 20x + ___ 100
 x2 - 4x + ___
4
 x2 + 5x + ___
25/4
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Completing the Square
Solve the following
equation by
completing the x  8 x  20  0
2
square: where a = 1

Step 1: Write the


constant to the
right side of the x  8 x  20
2
equation.
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Completing the Square
Step 2: Find the term
that completes the square
on the left side of the
equation. Add that term
to both sides.

x  8 x  16  20  16
2
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Completing the Square
Step 3: Factor
the perfect
square trinomial
on the left side
x  8 x  16  20  16
2

of the equation.
Simplify the
right side of the (x + 4) (x + 4) = 36
equation.

(x + 4)2 = 36
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Completing the Square
Step 4:
Take the ( x  4)  36
2
square
root of ( x  4)  6
each side
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Completing the Square

Step 5: Set x  4  6
up the two
possibilities x  4  6 and x  4  6
and solve x  10 and x=2
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Completing the Square

4x2 – 32x + 28 = 0

4x2 – 32x = - 28

x2 – 8x = - 7
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Completing the Square
Step 2: Find the term
that completes the square
on the left side of the
equation. Add that term
to both sides.

x2 – 8x + 16 = - 7 + 16
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Completing the Square
Step 3: Factor
the perfect
square trinomial
on the left side x2 – 8x + 16 = - 7 + 16
of the equation.
Simplify the (x – 4)2 = 9
right side of the
equation.
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Completing the Square
Step 4:
Take the
square
root of
each side
Solving Quadratic
Equations by
Quadratic Formula
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Quadratic Formula
Quadratic Formula:

x  8 x  20  0
2

a = 1, b = 8, c = - 20
The Quadratic Formula uses the
"a", "b", and "c" from "ax2 + bx + c",
where "a", "b", and "c" are just
x = - 10 or 2
numbers; they are the "numerical
coefficients" of
the quadratic equation they've
given you to solve.
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Quadratic Formula
Quadratic Formula:

4x2 – 32x + 28 = 0
a = 4, b = - 32, c = 28

x = 7or 1
Solving Quadratic Equations by:
a. Factoring
b. Completing the square
c. quadratic formula

1. x2 – 2x = 3
2. 2x2 + 8x – 42 = 0
3. t2 + 10t + 9 = 0
4. x2 + 14x = 32
5. 3x2 – 15x – 18 = 0

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