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Use Completing The Square To Solve A Quadratic Equation: Learning Target 33 Notes

1) Check if the quadratic equation is a perfect square trinomial. If so, take the square root of both sides. 2) If not a perfect square, rearrange the equation so the x2 term is on one side and the other terms on the other. 3) If the coefficient of x2 is not 1, divide both sides by the coefficient. Be sure to also divide the constant term by the coefficient. 4) Divide the coefficient of x by 2 and square the result. Add this number to both sides of the equation to complete the square. 5) Take the square root of both sides. The trinomial should now be factored into a perfect square binomial. Solve for

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Use Completing The Square To Solve A Quadratic Equation: Learning Target 33 Notes

1) Check if the quadratic equation is a perfect square trinomial. If so, take the square root of both sides. 2) If not a perfect square, rearrange the equation so the x2 term is on one side and the other terms on the other. 3) If the coefficient of x2 is not 1, divide both sides by the coefficient. Be sure to also divide the constant term by the coefficient. 4) Divide the coefficient of x by 2 and square the result. Add this number to both sides of the equation to complete the square. 5) Take the square root of both sides. The trinomial should now be factored into a perfect square binomial. Solve for

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Learning Target 33 Notes

Use completing the square to solve a quadratic equation


The completing the square process:
1) Check your quadratic equation - is one side a __________________________?
If so, ___________. Then skip to step 6.
2) If not a perfect trinomial square, _____ or _________ the __________ so that
the ____________ is on one side and _____________ on the other.
3) If the x2 term does not have a coefficient of ___, _________ both sides by
whatever the coefficient is. Be sure to divide ____________ by it.
4) Look at the _____________ of x (___). Divide it by ___ and ________ the
result (off to the side). Remember what the number you originally squared was.
5) _____ the result of step 4 to _____________.
6) Make sure your trinomial is factored into a ______________ (such as
____________). Take ______________ of BOTH sides. Remember any number
should be ___.
7) Solve for x.

Examples
Solve by completing the square:
x2 - 6x + 9 = 25

Problem
Factors into a quantity squared (because
____ and ___ terms are ____________,
a =___ and c is ___ (___) divided by ___
(___), squared (___).)
Take ________________ of each side.
Remember ___ (accounting for _____
____________)
Solve for x

x2 + 8x + 16 = 49

x2 - 6x + 7 = 0

x2 + 8x + 15 = 0

Problem
Not a ___________________; ____ is
not a perfect square. __________ from
each side.
Write in a + ___ on each side for the
______ we are going to ____ to each
side to make the __________ a perfect
square trinomial.
To find the number to ______________:
take b (___), _______ by ___ (___), then
___________ it (____).
On the left side, _________. It should be
_____________. ___________________
on the right side.
Take ________________ of each side.
Remember ___ (accounting for _____
____________)
Solve for x
x2 - 18x + 36 = 0

x2 + 12x - 5 = 0

2x2 + 10x = 6

3x2 - 6x = 5

x2 - 10x + 13 = 0

Problem
Additional step I have a number other
than ____ in front of _____. Start by
_________ everything by ___ (___).

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