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Completing The Square

This document provides instructions and questions for an Edexcel GCSE Mathematics exam on completing the square. It includes: 1) Instructions for the exam such as using black ink and calculators not being allowed. 2) Information such as the total mark and marks per question to guide time spent. 3) Seven questions involving completing the square to express quadratic equations in the form (x + a)2 + b and find minimum points. 4) The final question asks to find the minimum point of the curve y = x2 + 10x + 3 by completing the square.

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Completing The Square

This document provides instructions and questions for an Edexcel GCSE Mathematics exam on completing the square. It includes: 1) Instructions for the exam such as using black ink and calculators not being allowed. 2) Information such as the total mark and marks per question to guide time spent. 3) Seven questions involving completing the square to express quadratic equations in the form (x + a)2 + b and find minimum points. 4) The final question asks to find the minimum point of the curve y = x2 + 10x + 3 by completing the square.

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Edexcel GCSE

Mathematics (Linear) – 1MA0

Completing the
Square
Materials required for examination Items included with question papers
Ruler graduated in centimetres and Nil
millimetres, protractor, compasses,
pen, HB pencil, eraser.
Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number.
Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need.
Calculators must not be used.

Information
The total mark for this paper is 100.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to
spend on each question.
Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written
communication will be assessed – you should take particular care on these questions with your
spelling, punctuation and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression.

Advice
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Keep an eye on the time.
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
1. For all values of x, x2 + 6x – 2 = (x + p)2 + q

Find the value of p and the value of q.

p = .............. q = ..............
(Total 2 marks)

2. Write x2 + 10x + 3 in the form (x + a)2 + b, where a and b are constants.

….......….................
(Total 3 marks)
2
3. (a) Express x2 – 4x – 10 in the form (x + a)2 + b

…...................................

(b) Hence write down the minimum value of y = x2 – 4x – 10

(.............),(.............)
(Total 3 marks)
3
4. The expression x2 – 8x + 21 can be written in the form (x – a)2 + b for all values of
x.

(a) Find the value of a and the value of b.

…...................................

The equation of a curve is y = f(x) where f(x) = x2 – 8x + 21.

(b) Write down the coordinates of the minimum point of this curve.

(.............),(.............)
(Total 3 marks)

4
5. (a) Express x2 – 6x + 10 in the form (x + a)2 + b

…...................................
(b) Hence write down the minimum value of y = x2 – 6x + 10

(.............),(.............)
(Total 3 marks)
5
6. (a) Express x2 + 4x – 12 in the form (x + a)2 + b

…...................................
(b) Hence, or otherwise, solve x2 + 4x – 12 = 0

…...................................
(Total 4 marks)
6
7. By completing the square solve x2 + 8x + 13 = 0

Give your answers in surd form.

x=…........... or x=…...........
(Total 5 marks)

7
8. By completing the square find the minimum point of the curve y = x2 + 10x + 3

…...................................
(Total 4 marks)

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