Practice Page
Directions: Grab paper and pencil. Write a solution to the following problems. Be sure to show your work to support your answer. Check your answer when finished.

1.
What value needs to be placed in the box to complete the square?    qdcsmath1
pointhands
       Choose:
 
6
36
  -6 -36




2.
Solve by completing the square.
            qdcsmath2
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3.
What working with completing the square, which equation is equivalent to
x2 - 10x -13 = 0?
       Choose:
 
(x - 5)2 = 12
(x - 5)2 = 38
  (x - 10)2 = 12 (x - 10)2 = 38

 

 

4.
Solve by completing the square.
            2x2 - 16x + 30 = 0
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5.
If x2 - 16x + 70 = 2x - 7 is solved by completing the square, an intermediate step would be:
quadpointleaf
       Choose:
 
(x + 9)2 = 4
(x - 3)2 = 2
  (x - 9)2 = 4 (x + 3)2 = 9




6.
Solve by completing the square.
            qdcsmath3
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7.
The quadratic equation x2 - 12x = - 7 is rewritten in the form (x + p)2 = q, where q
is a constant. What is the value of p?
       Choose:
 
3
6
  -3 -6




8.
Solve by completing the square.
            x2 + 2x + 8 = 16x - 16

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BONUS:
Solve by completing the square.


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