HOLY NAME UNIVERSITY

City of Tagbilaran
Basic Education Department
Junior High School

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Activity Title: Solving Quadrtatic Equations by the Completing the Square Method
Learning Target: To solve quadratic equations by completing the square
Reference: Mathematics for the 21st Century Learner 9 by Celeste Joy O. Matias, et.al., DIWA
LEARNING SYSTEMS INC, © 2015. pp 23 -27.

To complete the square of a quadratic expression of the form x 2 + bx, add the square of one-half of the coefficient of
𝑏 𝑏2 𝑏 𝑏
x, that is ( )2 or . Thus, x2 + bx + ( )2 = (𝑥 + )2 .
2 4 2 2

Use algebra tiles to complete the expression.

1. x2 + 6x + k 2. x2 – 4x + k

Find the roots by completing the square method.

3. x2 – 6x + 1 = 0 4. 6x2 + 10x – 4 = 0