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GCSE (1 – 9)

Completing the Square

Instructions

• Use black ink or ball-point pen.

• Answer all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• You must show all your working out.

Information

• The marks for each question are shown in brackets

– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

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

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1 (a) Write x² – 6x + 1 in the form (x + a)² + b where a and b are integers.

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(2)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of y = x² – 6x + 1

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(1)
(Total for question 1 is 3 marks)

2 (a) Write x² + 8x + 5 in the form (x + a)² + b where a and b are integers.

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(2)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of y = x² + 8x + 5

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(1)
(Total for question 2 is 3 marks)
3 (a) Write x² + 10x + 2 in the form (x + a)² + b where a and b are integers.

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(2)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of y = x² + 10x + 2

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(1)
(Total for question 3 is 3 marks)

4 (a) Write x² – 2x – 1 in the form (x + a)² + b where a and b are integers.

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(2)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of y = x² – 2x – 1

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(1)
(Total for question 4 is 3 marks)
5 By completing the square, find the coordinates of the turning point of the curve with the
equation y = x² + 8x + 3
You must show all your working.

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(Total for question 5 is 3 marks)

6 By completing the square, find the coordinates of the turning point of the curve with the
equation y = x² + 10x – 8
You must show all your working.

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(Total for question 6 is 3 marks)
7 By completing the square, find the coordinates of the turning point of the curve with the
equation y = x² + 3x – 7
You must show all your working.

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(Total for question 7 is 3 marks)

8 By completing the square, find the coordinates of the turning point of the curve with the
equation y = x² – x + 8
You must show all your working.

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(Total for question 8 is 3 marks)
9 (a) Write 2x² – 12x + 23 in the form a(x + b)² + c where a, b, and c are integers.

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(3)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of y = 2x² - 12x + 23

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(1)

(Total for question 9 is 4 marks)

10 (a) Write 2x² + 16x + 26 in the form a(x + b)² + c where a, b, and c are integers.

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(3)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of y = 2x² + 16x +26

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(1)
(Total for question 10 is 4 marks)
11 (a) Write 3x² – 6x + 6 in the form a(x + b)² + c where a, b, and c are integers.

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(3)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of y = 3x² - 6x + 6

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(1)
(Total for question 11 is 4 marks)

12 (a) Write 3x² – 30x + 63 in the form a(x + b)² + c where a, b, and c are integers.

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(3)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, write down the coordinates of the turning point of the graph of y = 3x² – 30x +63

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(1)
(Total for question 12 is 4 marks)
13 By completing the square, solve x² + 10x – 3 = 0
Give your answers in surd form.

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(Total for question 13 is 5 marks)

14 By completing the square solve x² + 5x + 4.25 = 0

Give your answers in surd form.

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(Total for question 14 is 5 marks)