Learning Target 33 Notes

Use completing the square to solve a quadratic equation

The completing the square process:
1) Check your quadratic equation - is one side a __________________________?
If so, ___________. Then skip to step 6.
2) If not a perfect trinomial square, _____ or _________ the __________ so that
the ____________ is on one side and _____________ on the other.
3) If the x2 term does not have a coefficient of ___, _________ both sides by
whatever the coefficient is. Be sure to divide ____________ by it.
4) Look at the _____________ of x (___). Divide it by ___ and ________ the
result (off to the side). Remember what the number you originally squared was.
5) _____ the result of step 4 to _____________.
6) Make sure your trinomial is factored into a ______________ (such as
____________). Take ______________ of BOTH sides. Remember any number
should be ___.
7) Solve for x.

Examples
Solve by completing the square:
x2 - 6x + 9 = 25

Problem
Factors into a quantity squared (because
____ and ___ terms are ____________,
a =___ and c is ___ (___) divided by ___
(___), squared (___).)
Take ________________ of each side.
Remember ___ (accounting for _____
____________)
Solve for x

x2 + 8x + 16 = 49

x2 - 6x + 7 = 0

x2 + 8x + 15 = 0

Problem
Not a ___________________; ____ is
not a perfect square. __________ from
each side.
Write in a + ___ on each side for the
______ we are going to ____ to each
side to make the __________ a perfect
square trinomial.
To find the number to ______________:
take b (___), _______ by ___ (___), then
___________ it (____).
On the left side, _________. It should be
_____________. ___________________
on the right side.
Take ________________ of each side.
Remember ___ (accounting for _____
____________)
Solve for x
x2 - 18x + 36 = 0

x2 + 12x - 5 = 0

2x2 + 10x = 6

3x2 - 6x = 5

x2 - 10x + 13 = 0

Problem
Additional step I have a number other
than ____ in front of _____. Start by
_________ everything by ___ (___).