Math 9 Activity 1.

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“Solving Quadratic Equation by Completing the Square”
Member 1: ___________________ Member 2__________________
Member 3:___________________

Instructions: You will be working by in triad. Groupings will be based on your

current group. Just divide the members into 2 sub group. You can communicate via
messenger in order to answer this activity. Your answer must be hand written. All
the members will upload their output in the google classroom.

A. Completing the Perfect Square

Perfect square binomials are: (Fill in the table below)

+ =2 (A B)

− =2 (A B)

Use the above identities to complete the

squares. x + bx + 2 2
=()

x − bx + 2 2
=()

x + bx 2
In your own words write the rule for writing as a perfect square
Write the rule for completing the square:

Use the rule to complete the following squares.

x −12x + 2 2
a) = ( )

x + 5x + 2 2
b)=()

2 12
x+x+
c) = ( )
 2

B. Solving equations using the square root property.

Write the square root property in the box below.

2
x=x=

If x = a , then or

Solve the following equations using the square root property.

x = ( 6) 7 2
81 2
x+=
1) 2)

3) 49 3 0 2 x − =

C. Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the square

Ex: Follow the following steps to solve by 3 24 27 0 2 x − x − =
completing square.
Ax + Bx = C 2
1. Write the equation in the form: .

2. Divide both sides by A so you have an equation of the form

x + dx = k 2

3. Use the following two steps to write one side as a perfect square and the
other side as a simplified number.

x + dx + 2 k +
=

()=

4. Use square root property to solve the equation.

 Solve each quadratic equation by completing the square.

x − x + = 2 5 0 26 2 0 2

1) 2) 4 24 27 0 2
3) 4)
x+x+=

x − x + = (x + 4)(x −1) = −6

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5)
x−x−=