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Practice: Completing The Square Worksheet

1. The document provides examples of writing quadratic functions in different forms, including completing the square to write functions in vertex form. 2. Key steps include factoring trinomials, distributing coefficients, combining like terms, and identifying the vertex, maximum/minimum values, and zeros of quadratic functions. 3. Practice problems guide writing functions in vertex form and describing properties based on the form.

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Practice: Completing The Square Worksheet

1. The document provides examples of writing quadratic functions in different forms, including completing the square to write functions in vertex form. 2. Key steps include factoring trinomials, distributing coefficients, combining like terms, and identifying the vertex, maximum/minimum values, and zeros of quadratic functions. 3. Practice problems guide writing functions in vertex form and describing properties based on the form.

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Name: _________________________________________________ Date:___________ Block:_____

Completing the square worksheet

PRACTICE
Complete the square to form a perfect square trinomial. Then factor the trinomial.

m2 + 10m + g2 − 20g +
1. 2.

3. y2 + 2y + 4. w2 − 11w +

Solve the equation by completing the square.

5. s2 + 4s = −4 6. r2 − 10r = 0

7. y2 + 4y - 6 = 0 8. x2 + 6x + 9 = 1

9. 3t2 - 12t + 6 = 0 10. x2 - 3x = x - 1

11. g2 + 8g = 11 12. 4p2 +4p + 1 = 49


Name: ____________________________________________________________________ Date:___________ Block:_____

Writing Quadratic Functions in Different Forms


 A Write the function f(x) = 2(x − 4)2 + 3 in the form f(x) = ax2 + bx + c.

f(x) = 2(x − 4)2 + 3


f(x) = 2(x2 − + )+3 Multiply to expand (x − 4)2.
f(x) = 2(x ) −
2
(8x) + (16) + 3 Distribute 2.
f(x) = 2x −
2
+ +3 Multiply.
f(x) = 2x2 − 16x + Combine like terms.

So, f(x) = 2(x − 4)2 + 3 is equivalent to .

 B Write the function f(x) = x2 + 6x + 4 in vertex form.


Recall that the vertex form of a quadratic function is f(x) = a(x − h)2 + k. Write the given function in vertex
form by completing the square.

f(x) = x2 + 6x + 4

Set up for completing the square.

f(x) = (x2 + 6x +9) + 4 − 9


Add a constant so the expression inside the parentheses is a
perfect square trinomial. Subtract the constant to keep the equation
balanced.

f(x) = (x + )2 + 4 − 9 Write (x2 + 6x + 9) as a binomial squared.

f(x) = (x + 3)2 − Combine like terms.

So, f(x) = x2 + 6x + 4 is equivalent to .

Graph the function by first writing it in vertex form. Then give the maximum or minimum of the
function and identify its zeros.

A f(x) = x2 − 8x + 12

• Write the function in vertex form.

Set up for completing the square.


f(x) = (x2 − 8x + ) + 12 − Add a constant to complete the square.
Subtract the constant to keep the equation
balanced.
f(x) = (x − )2 + 12 − 16 Write the expression in parentheses as a
binomial squared.
f(x) = (x − 4)2 − Combine like terms.
• The vertex is .

Two points to the left of the vertex are


(2, ) and (3, ).

Two points to the right of the vertex are


(5, ) and (6, ).

Describe the function’s properties. The minimum is

. The zeros are and .

B f(x) = −2x2 − 12x − 16

• Write the function in vertex form.

f(x) = (x2 + 6x) − 16 Factor the variable terms so that the coefficient of x2 is 1.

Set up for completing the square.


f(x) = −2 (x2 + 6x + ) − 16 − (−2) Complete the square. Since the constant is multiplied by −2,
subtract the product of −2 and the constant to keep the
equation balanced.
f(x) = −2 (x + )2 − 16 − (−2)9
Write the expression in parentheses as a binomial squared.

f(x) = −2(x + 3)2 − 16 − ( ) Simplify (−2)9.

f(x) = −2(x + 3)2 + Combine like terms.

• Sketch a graph of the function.

The vertex is .

Two points to the left of the vertex are


( −5, ) and (−4, ).

Two points to the right of the vertex are


(−2, ) and (− 1, ).

Describe the function’s properties.

The maximum is .

The zeros are and .


Name: ____________________________________________________________________ Date:___________ Block:_____

Writing Quadratic Functions in Vertex Form

Write the function in vertex form. Then give the maximum or minimum of the function and identify
its zeros.

1. f(x) = x2 − 6x + 9 2. f(x) = x2 − 2x − 3

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3. f(x) = −7 x2 − 14x 4. f(x) = 3x2 − 12x - 9

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5. f(x) = 2x2 − 6x - 1 6. f(x) = - x2 + 4x - 1

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 5. A company is marketing a new toy. The function s(p) = −50p2 + 3000p models how the total sales s of the
toy, in dollars, depend on the price p of the toy, in dollars.

 a. Write the function in vertex form.

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 b. What is the vertex of the graph of the function? What does the vertex represent in this situation?

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 6. A circus performer throws a ball from a height of 32 feet. The model h(t) = −16t2 + 16t + 32 gives the
height of the ball in feet t seconds after it is thrown.

 a. Write the function in vertex form.

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 b. What is the maximum height that the ball reaches?

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 c. What is a reasonable domain of the function? Explain.

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 d. What is the y-intercept of the function’s graph? What does it represent in this situation? What do you
notice about the y-intercept and the value of c when the function is written in standard form?

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