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Lesson 1 Completing The Square To Find Turning Points Activity Sheet

The document provides examples of completing the square to find the turning points of quadratic graphs. It works through 16 examples, showing for each graph whether it has a maximum or minimum turning point, completing the square to put the quadratic formula in the form (x-h)2 + k, and stating the coordinates of the turning point.

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Lesson 1 Completing The Square To Find Turning Points Activity Sheet

The document provides examples of completing the square to find the turning points of quadratic graphs. It works through 16 examples, showing for each graph whether it has a maximum or minimum turning point, completing the square to put the quadratic formula in the form (x-h)2 + k, and stating the coordinates of the turning point.

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Completing the Square to Find Turning Points

For each of the following quadratic graphs:


a. State whether it has a maximum or a minimum turning point.

b. Complete the square.

c. Give the coordinates of the turning point.

1. y = x² + 10x +2 (worked example)

a. The coefficient of x² is positive so the graph has a minimum point.

b. The coefficient of x is 10; half of 10 is 5, so we place 5 in the brackets along with the x: (x + 5)
(x + 5)² expands to give x² + 10x + 25, which means that we need to subtract 25:
y = (x + 5)² – 25 + 2
y = (x + 5)² – 23

c. y is minimum when x = −5, and this gives a y value of −23. The turning point is (−5, −23).

2. y = x2 − 8x + 3 3. y = x2 + 9x − 9 4. y = x2 − 3x − 6

a. a. a.

b. b. b.

c. c. c.

5. y = 2x2 + 18x − 23 6. y = 3x2 + 15x + 12 7. y = 5x2 − 4x + 2

a. a. a.

b. b. b.

c. c. c.

8. y = 2x2 − 9x + 11 9. y = 4x2 + 6x + 12 10. y = 5x² + 3x − 9

a. a. a.

b. b. b.

c. c. c.

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Completing the Square to Find Turning Points

11. y = −x2 + 10x + 5 12. y = 7x² − 3x + 12 13. y = −x² − 4x − 11

a. a. a.

b. b. b.

c. c. c.

14. y = −x² + 8x + 7 15. y = 4x² + 4x + 2 16. y = −3x² + 4x + 9

a. a. a.

b. b. b.

c. c. c.

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Completing the Square to Find Turning Points Answers
2. y = x2 − 8x + 3 3. y = x2 + 9x − 9 4. y = x2 − 3x − 6

a. minimum a. minimum a. minimum


9 117 3 33
b. y = (x − 4)2 − 13 b. y = (x + )
2
2
− 4 b. y = ( x − )
2
2
− 4

c. (4,−13) 9 117
c. ( ,− ) c. ( 3 , -33)
2 4 2 4

5. y = 2x2 + 18x − 23 6. y = 3x2 + 15x + 12 7. y = 5x2 − 4x + 2

a. minimum a. minimum a. minimum


9 27 2 6
b. y = 2(x + )
2
2
− 127 5 2
b. y = 3(x + ) − 4 b. y = 5(x − )
5
2
+5
2 2
9 127 5 27 2 6
c. (− ,− )
2 2
c. (− ,− )
2
c. ( , )
5 5
4

8. y = 2x2 − 9x + 11 9. y = 4x2 + 6x + 12 10. y = 5x² + 3x − 9

a. minimum a. minimum a. minimum


9 7 3 39 3 189
b. y = 2(x − )
4
2
+8 b. y = 4(x + )
4
2
+ 4 b. y = 5(x + )
10
2
− 20
9 7 3 39 3 189
c. ( , )
4 8
c. (− , )
4 4
c. (− ,− )
10 20

11. y = −x2 + 10x + 5 12. y = 7x² − 3x + 12 13. y = −x² − 4x − 11

a. maximum a. minimum a. maximum


3 327
b. y = −(x − 5)2 + 30 b. y = 7(x −
14
)2 + 28 b. y = −(x + 2)2 − 7
3 327
c. (5,30) c. ( , ) c. (−2,−7)
14 28

14. y = −x² + 8x + 7 15. y = 4x² + 4x + 2 16. y = −3x² + 4x + 9

a. maximum a. minimum a. maximum


1 2 31
b. y = −(x − 4)2 + 23 b. y = 4(x + )
2
2
+1 b. y = −3(x − )
3
2
+ 3
1 2 31
c. (4,23) c. (− ,1)
2
c. ( , )
3 3

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