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9.09 Completing the square

Interactive practice questions

Find the missing values in this perfect square:

$x^2+4x+\editable{}=\left(x+\editable{}\right)^2$x2+4x+=(x+)2

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What term must we add to complete the square on $x^2+10x$x2+10x?

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Determine the value of $c$c, the constant that should be added to $x^2-2x$x22x to make it a perfect square expression.

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Complete the following so that it forms a perfect square

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AI-A.REI.4a

Use the method of completing the square to transform any quadratic equation in x into an equation of the form (x - p)^2 = q that has the same solutions. Understand that the quadratic formula is a derivative of this process.

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