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Completing The Square. Completing the Square. This is an x. Show me x 2. x. x 2. Show me x 2 + 6x. Completing the Square. x. x. x. x. x. x. x 2. x 2. Let's Make a Square. Completing the Square. How many units are required to complete the square?. 9!.
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Completing The Square
Completing the Square • This is an x. Show mex2. x x2 Show me x2 + 6x
Completing the Square x x x x x x x2 x2 Let's Make a Square
Completing the Square How many units are required to complete the square? 9! The picture is now x2 + 6x + 9, which factors (x+3)(x+3) = (x+3)2
x2 + 6x + 9 = x2 + 6x (x + 3)2 + (x + 3) (x + 3) 9 x 1 1 1 x 1 1 1 x 1 1 1 x2 (x + 3) (x + 3) x x x x x
Let’s Try Another One! • Show me x2 + 2x Let's Make a Square x x x2
Completing the Square How many units are required to complete the square? 1! x2 x2 The picture is now x2 + 2x + 1 which factors (x+1)(x+1) = (x+1)2
Last One with Manipulatives Show me x2 + 8x Let's Make a Square x x x x x x x x x2
Completing the Square Again, how many units are required to complete the square? 16 So,the picture is now x2 + 8x + 16 which factors (x+4)(x+4) = (x+4)2
Hard One! Complete the square for x2 + 18x + ___ How many units are needed? There are not enough pieces to do this problem. Can we do it using paper and pencil?
Complete the Square x2 + 8x 8 + = 16 ( ) 4 ½ 2 4 x2 + 8x + 16 = (x + )2
Complete the Square x2 - 10x -10 + = 25 ( ) -5 ½ 2 (-5) - 5 x2 + 10x + 25 = (x )2