Lesson 316 of 1524
9.2 Completing the Square, Part 1
Explain how you know the expressions you selected are perfect squares
Practice this chapterExplain how you know the expressions you selected are perfect squares Select three expressions that are perfect squares
The correct answers are: ( x + 5 ) ( 5 + x ) , ( x - 3 ) 2 , x 2 + 8 x + 16
Be able to explain what it means to "complete the square" and describe how to do it; solve quadratic equations by completing the square and finding square roots.
Worked example
What does this chapter state?
- 1Explain how you know the expressions you selected are perfect squares
- 2That claim is the chapter’s own statement.
- 3Answer from the claim, not from where the chapter sits in the book.
Result: Explain how you know the expressions you selected are perfect squares
Why. The sentence is taken from this chapter’s summary or key concepts.
Answer with the meaning this chapter gives. A nearby idea from the same book is a different term.
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A fresh set from this chapter only. Choose 10 or 20. Multiple choice and fill-in, with no repeat inside the set.