Scribd
Upload
573 views6 pages

"Full Coverage": Completing The Square: (Edexcel GCSE Nov2006-5H Q20b Edited)

This document provides a worksheet with 13 questions on completing the square for quadratic expressions. The questions cover a range of topics including when the coefficient of x^2 is 1 or not, determining turning points, and finding minimum/maximum values. The questions are drawn from past GCSE exam papers and aim to comprehensively practice skills for completing the square. Answers to the questions are provided at the end.

Uploaded by

M M
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
573 views6 pages

"Full Coverage": Completing The Square: (Edexcel GCSE Nov2006-5H Q20b Edited)

This document provides a worksheet with 13 questions on completing the square for quadratic expressions. The questions cover a range of topics including when the coefficient of x^2 is 1 or not, determining turning points, and finding minimum/maximum values. The questions are drawn from past GCSE exam papers and aim to comprehensively practice skills for completing the square. Answers to the questions are provided at the end.

Uploaded by

M M
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 6

"Full Coverage": Completing the Square

This worksheet is designed to cover one question of each type seen in past papers, for each
GCSE Higher Tier topic. This worksheet was automatically generated by the DrFrostMaths
Homework Platform: students can practice this set of questions interactively by going to
www.drfrostmaths.com/homework, logging on, Practise → Past Papers/Worksheets (or Library
→ Past/Past Papers for teachers), and using the ‘Revision’ tab.

Question 1
Categorisation: Complete the square when the coefficient of 𝒙𝟐 is 1.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2006-5H Q20b Edited]


Given that 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 5 = (𝑥 + 𝑝)2 + 𝑞 for all values of 𝑥, find the values of 𝑝 and 𝑞 .

..........................

Question 2
Categorisation: Complete the square when the coefficient of 𝒙 is negative.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2005-5H Q21b]


Show that 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 15 can be written as (𝑥 + 𝑝)2 + 𝑞 for all values of 𝑥 .
State the values of 𝑝 and 𝑞.

..........................

Question 3
Categorisation: Be careful when the desired form is written as (𝒙 − 𝒑)𝟐 + 𝒒 rather
than (𝒙 + 𝒑)𝟐 + 𝒒.

[Edexcel GCSE June2007-5H Q26a]


For all values of 𝑥,

𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 15 = (𝑥 − 𝑝)2 + 𝑞

Find the value of 𝑝 and the value of 𝑞.

..........................

www.drfrostmaths.com
Question 4
Categorisation: Deal with algebraic coefficients.

[Edexcel GCSE June2003-6H Q18a]

For all values of 𝑥 and 𝑚, 𝑥 2 − 2𝑚𝑥 = (𝑥 − 𝑚)2 − 𝑘

Express 𝑘 in terms of 𝑚.

𝑘 = ..........................

Question 5
Categorisation: Understand that the ‘minimum value of an expression’ is the
minimum output, e.g. the minimum value of 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟒𝒙 + 𝟏𝟎 = (𝒙 + 𝟐)𝟐 + 𝟔 is 6.

[Edexcel GCSE June2003-6H Q18bi]

The expression 𝑥 2 − 2𝑚𝑥 has a minimum value as 𝑥 varies.

Find the minimum value of 𝑥 2 − 2𝑚𝑥 .

Give your answer in terms of 𝑚.

..........................

Question 6
Categorisation: Determine the value of 𝒙 for which a minimum/maximum occurs.

[Edexcel GCSE June2003-6H Q18bii]

The expression 𝑥 2 − 2𝑚𝑥 has a minimum value as 𝑥 varies.

State the value of 𝑥 for which this minimum value occurs.

Give your answer in terms of 𝑚.

𝑥 = ..........................

www.drfrostmaths.com
Question 7
Categorisation: Complete the square when the coefficient of 𝒙𝟐 is not 1 (and
positive).

[Edexcel Specimen Papers Set 2, Paper 3H Q23a]


Write 2𝑥 2 + 16𝑥 + 35 in the form (𝑥 + 𝑏)2 + 𝑐 , where 𝑎 , 𝑏 and 𝑐 are integers.

..........................

Question 8
Categorisation: Understand the term ‘turning point’ and determine it for a quadratic
where the coefficient of 𝒙𝟐 is not 1.

[Edexcel Specimen Papers Set 2, Paper 3H Q23b]


Determine the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 + 16𝑥 + 35

..........................

Question 9
Categorisation: Deal with fractional coefficients of 𝒙𝟐 and understand
minimum/maximum value in context, e.g. depth of a bowl.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 1 Autumn 2016 - 1H Q15]


Here is a sketch of a vertical cross section through the centre of a bowl.

The cross section is the shaded region between the curve and the 𝑥 -axis.
𝑥2
The curve has equation 𝑦 = 10 − 3𝑥 where 𝑥 and 𝑦 are both measured in centimetres.
Find the depth of the bowl.

.......................... cm

www.drfrostmaths.com
Question 10
Categorisation: Determine the turning point when the coefficient of 𝒙𝟐 is 1.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 2 Spring 2017 2H Q19]

By completing the square, find the coordinates of the turning point of the curve with equation
𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 18 You must show all your working.

..........................

Question 11
Categorisation: Identify a turning point from a graph.

[Edexcel New SAMS Paper 2H Q7a]

The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is drawn on the grid.

Write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph.

..........................

www.drfrostmaths.com
Question 12
Categorisation: Complete the square for negative coefficients of 𝒙𝟐 .

Put −𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 − 5 in the form (𝑥 + 𝑏)2 + 𝑐 , where 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are constants.

..........................

Question 13
Categorisation: Complete the square when the coefficient of 𝒙 is odd.

Write 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 9 in the form (𝑥 + 𝑎)2 + 𝑏 , where 𝑎, 𝑏 are constants.

..........................

www.drfrostmaths.com
Answers

Question 1
𝑝 = 3 , 𝑞 = −14

Question 2
𝑝 = −2 , 𝑞 = 11

Question 3
𝑝 =3,𝑞 =6

Question 4
𝑘 = 𝑚2

Question 5
−𝑚2

Question 6
𝑥=𝑚

Question 7
2(𝑥 + 4)2 + 3

Question 8
(−4,3)

Question 9
22.5 cm

Question 10
(−5, −7)

Question 11
(1,4)

Question 12
−(𝑥 − 4)2 + 11

Question 13
5 2 9
(𝑥 + 2) + 4

www.drfrostmaths.com

You might also like