4.7: Complete The Square

4.7: Complete The Square
Objectives:
1. To solve quadratic
equations by
completing the
square
Assignment:
• P. 288-291: 2-32
even, 36, 38, 52-56
even, 60, 61, 68-70
• Challenge Problems
Warm-Up
Solve for x.
x2 – 10x + 25 = 35
Perfect Squares?
The previous exercise was an interesting
example, but not every trinomial is a
perfect square trinomial. However, we can
cleverly rearrange the terms to make any
trinomial into a perfect square.
This is called completing the square.
Objective 1
You will be
able to solve
quadratic functions
by completing the square
Algebra Tiles Activity!
In this activity, we will
be using algebra tiles
to learn how to
complete the square.
Don’t worry; unlike
most algebra tile
activities, this one is
actually quite useful.
But first, what is an
algebra tile?
Geometric representation of
x
x 2:
x2
x:
x
1
x x
Unit Square:
1
1 1
Algebra Tiles Activity!
1. You’ll need some tiles, so cut them out.
2. Use your tiles to represent x2 + 6x.
x2
x x x x x x
3. What you want to accomplish is to make
your polynomial model into a square by
rearranging your tiles and adding the
correct number of unit squares.
Algebra Tiles Activity!
x2
xxx
xxx
x+3
x+3
1 1 1
1 1 1
1 1 1
To create this square,
put half of your x’s
on one side of the
square and the
= (x + 3)2
= x2 + 6x + 9 other half of your x’s
on the other side of
the square. Now fill
in the missing bits
with unit squares.
Algebra Tiles Activity!
4. Now, let’s try again, this time 5. Based on
with the following expressions.
your
investigation,
how could
you complete
the square
given
x2 + bx?
Algebra Tiles Activity!
xxx
1 1 1
1 1 1
1 1 1
= (x + 3)2
= x2 + 6x + 9
half
x2
xxx
x+3
x+3
3
In general then, to
complete the
square, you take
half of the middle
term and then
square it. The
number you get
becomes the
constant term.
Algebra Tiles Activity!
xxx
1 1 1
1 1 1
1 1 1
half
x2
xxx
x+3
x+3
Notice also that the
number you get
from taking half of
the middle term
= (x + 3)2
becomes the
= x2 + 6x + 9
constant of the
3
binomial that gets
squared.
Completing The Square
Exercise 1a
Find the value of c that makes x2 – 26x + c a
perfect square trinomial. The write the
expression as the square of a binomial.
Exercise 1b
Find the value of c that makes x2 + 7x + c a
perfect square trinomial. The write the
expression as the square of a binomial.
Exercise 1c
Find the value of c that the expression a
perfect square trinomial. The write the
expression as the square of a binomial.
1. x2 + 14x + c
2. x2 – 22x + c
3. x2 – 9x + c
Exercise 2
Solve by finding square roots.
1. x2 + 6x + 9 = 36
2. x2 – 10x + 25 = 1
Solving Quadratics
Completing the square
allows you to solve
almost any quadratic
equation, regardless of
whether it is a perfect
square. This is
basically an application
of the Addition Property
of Equality.
x  8x  6  0
2
x  8x ___  6
x2  8x  16  6  16
2
 x  4
2
 22
x  4   22
x  4  22
Solving Quadratics
Solving a Quadratic Equation by
Completing the Square:
1. Use addition/subtraction to write your
equation in the form x2 + bx = c.
2. Complete the square on the quadratic
side of the equation and add this number
to both sides of the equation.
3. Factor and take the square root.
Exercise 3a
Solve 3x2 – 36x +150 = 0 by completing the
square.
Exercise 3b
Solve the equation by completing the square.
1. x2 + 6x + 4 = 0
2. x2 – 10x + 8 = 0
3. 2x2 – 4x – 14 = 0
4. 3x2 + 12x – 18 = 0
Exercise 4a
Solve x2 – 9x + 20 = 0 by completing the
square.
Exercise 4b
Solve the equation by completing the square.
1. x2 + 3x − 5 = 0
2. x2 – 7x + 13 = 0
Exercise 5a
Solve 2x2 – 12x + 7 = 0 by completing the
square.
Exercise 5b
Solve the equation by completing the square.
1. 3x2 + 24x + 41 = 0
2.
1 2
x
4
–x+6=0
4.7: Complete The Square
xxx
1 1 1
1 1 1
1 1 1
= (x + 3)2
= x2 + 6x + 9
half
x2
xxx
x+3
x+3
Objectives:
1. To solve quadratic
equations by
completing the
square
3
Assignment
• P. 288-291: 2-32
even, 36, 38, 52-56
even, 60, 61, 68-70
• Challenge Problems
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