Completing the Square with Complex Quadratics

Grade 545 minutes

Learning Objective

I can use a special method called "completing the square" to make complex quadratic expressions easier to understand.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Explain in your own words why we divide by the leading coefficient in the first few steps of completing the square.

2. What is the purpose of "taking half" of the coefficient of the x term when completing the square?

3. Solve for x by completing the square: x² + 6x = 7

...and 4 more questions

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