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Completing the square Song

b, You Half it (take the b term and divide by 2),


𝑏 2
(x+half b), You Square it (𝑥 + 2) ,

𝑏 2 𝒃 𝟐
Then, you minus the square (𝑥 + 2) − (𝟐) .

If f(x) = ax2 + bx + c
𝑏𝑥
First, factorise a from x2 and x to become 𝑎 (𝑥 2 + ) +c
𝑎

𝑏 𝑏
, You Half it (take the term and divide by 2),
𝑎 𝑎

𝑏 𝑏 2
(x+half 𝑎), You Square it (𝑥 + 2𝑎) ,

𝑏 2 𝒃 𝟐
Then, you minus the square (𝑥 + 2𝑎) − (𝟐𝒂) .

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