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Solving Quadratic
Equations by
Completing the Square
Learning Objective
To solve quadratic equations by
completing the square method
To apply completing square methods to
solve quadratic problems
EQ: How do you solve quadratics by
completing the square?
MCC9-12.A.REI.4b Solve quadratic
equations by inspection, taking square
roots, completing the square, the
quadratic formula and factoring, as
appropriate to the initial form of the
equation. Recognize when the quadratic
formula gives complex solutions and
write them as a ± bi for real numbers a
and b.
Perfect Square Trinomials
Examples
x2 + 6x + 9
x2 - 10x + 25
x2 + 12x + 36
Creating a Perfect
Square Trinomial
In the following perfect square
trinomial, the constant term is
missing.
X2 + 14x + ____
Step 1: Move
quadratic term, and
linear term to left 2
x 8 x 20
side of the
equation
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Completing the Square
Step 2: Find the term
that completes the square
2
x 8x =20 +
on the left side of the 1
equation. Add that term (8) 4 then square it, 4 2 16
to both sides. 2
x 8 x 16 20 16
2
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Completing the Square
Step 3: Factor
x 8 x 16 20 16
the perfect
square trinomial
2
on the left side
of the equation.
Simplify the
right side of the
( x 4)( x 4) 36
equation. 2
( x 4) 36
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Completing the Square
Step 4:
2
Take the ( x 4) 36
square
root of ( x 4) 6
each side
Solving Quadratic Equations
by Completing the Square
Step 5: Set x 4 6
up the two
possibilities x 4 6 and x 4 6
and solve x 10 and x=2
Completing the Square-Example #2
2
1. 9, 7
1. x 2 x 63 0
2
2.(6, 14)
2. x 8 x 84 0
2
3. 3,8
3. x 5 x 24 0
2 7 i 3
4. x 7 x 13 0 4.
2
5. 3 x 2 5 x 6 0
5 i 47
5.
6