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Completing the Square

April 2024

Learning to:
Complete the Square

Solve quadratic equations by


Completing the Square

o Factorising
o Completing the Square
UNIT OVERVIEW

Algebraic Manipulation

Solving quadratics
Algebraic Fractions
Factorising Quadratic
Formula Index Laws
(including negative and
Completing fractional indices)
the Square
What we did previously …

Solve:

Factorise:

( 𝒙 + 𝟐 )=𝟎
( 𝒙 + 𝟑 )=𝟎

𝒙 =− 𝟐
𝒙
OR =− 𝟑
What we did previously …

Solve:

Factorise:

(𝟐 𝒙 + 𝟏 )=𝟎
( 𝒙 + 𝟏 )=𝟎

𝟏
𝒙 =− 𝒙
OR =− 𝟏
𝟐
What if …

… you are asked to solve this quadratic


equation by factorisation
2
𝑥 − 4 𝑥 − 13=0

You can’t!

Does that mean it doesn’t have any


solutions (roots)?

Hmm, it does! How to solve, then?


A square’s a square?

Is this a square?
This one?
What about this one?

Why isn’t the last diagram a square?


Make a square

What would we need to do to make this a square?

How much should we add?


Remember this?

x +3 Factorise:

x
( 𝒙 +𝟑 )( 𝒙 +𝟐 )
+2

x x +3 +3

x x2 x 3x

+2 2x +2 6
Modeling
We can model a quadratic expression like this:
2 2
𝑥 + 4 𝑥 + 4 ¿ ( 𝑥 +2 )

𝑥 +2

𝑥 𝑥
2
2𝑥

+2 2𝑥 4
Too good to be true
The previous one was a neat square already (did
you notice the square numbers?
𝑥 + 6 𝑥+7¿ ( 𝑥 +3 ) 2
−
2 2

𝑥 +3

𝑥 𝑥
2
3𝑥

+3 3𝑥 9
Completing the Square

2
𝑥 + 6 𝑥+7

¿
( 𝑥+ 3)−2
2
Your Turn

2 2
𝑥 + 6 𝑥+14 𝑥 + 8 𝑥+1

2 2
𝑥 −2 𝑥 −17 𝑥 −13 𝑥 +1
Completing the Square
April 2024

Learning to:
Complete the Square

Solve quadratic equations by


Completing the Square

o Factorising
o Completing the Square
Arrange the tiles so that they make a square
Completing the Square

=
Find the value of and the value of .
2
( 𝑥+ 2) −13

can be written
in the form

Find the value of and the value of .


2
( 𝑥+ 2) −10
Solving
Solve the equation:
By
s ol ve complet
ing
n w e
Ca the squa
by n? re!
sa t i o
fac t o r i =0
2
( 𝑥+ 4 ) =15
𝑥+ 4=± √ 15
𝑥=− 4 ± √ 15
𝑥=− 4 + √ 15 𝑥=− 4 − √15
𝑥=− 0.127(3 𝑑 . 𝑝 .) 𝑥=−7.873 (3 𝑑 . 𝑝 .)
Solving

Solve the equation: By


ol v e complet
w e s ing
Ca n the squa
by re!
t i on?
t o r i sa
fac =0
2
( 𝑥+ 3) =− 5
𝑥+ 3=√ −5
ERROR
!
Chris is solving the quadratic equation
by completing the square.

Spot the error in his working.

Here is his working out.


2
𝑥 + 6 𝑥+1=0
2
( 𝑥+ 3) − 8=0 It needs TWO solutions!
2
( 𝑥+ 3) =8
8 3=± √ 8
𝑥+ 3=√𝑥+
𝑥=√ 8 − 3and
𝑥 =− 3 ± √8
Completing the Square
April 2024

Learning to:
Complete the Square

Solve quadratic equations by


Completing the Square

o Factorising
o Completing the Square

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