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    Notetaking foldable for solving quadratic equations by completing the square in Algebra I or Algebra II. The teacher or student can select an appropriate example problem to work. Print front/back. Cut on solid lines, fold on dashed lines.

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    Completing The Square Foldable

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    Notetaking foldable for solving quadratic equations by completing the square in Algebra I or Algebra II. The teacher or student can select an appropriate example problem to work. Print front/back. Cut on solid lines, fold on dashed lines.

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    Completing the Square: Solving Quadratic Equations

    1. Move constant and divide by a if a 1

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    2. Add ( ) to each side

    3. Factor

    4. Square root and isolate

    A method for solving any quadratic equation, especially those that cannot be factored. The goal is to write one side in the form of a perfect square trinomial so it can be factored.

    When you finish this step, you want the equation to look like: x2 + bx = -c Did you divide by a if a 1? Good!

    Youre adding the square of half of the middle terms coefficient to each side. This makes one side a perfect square trinomial which is easy to factor.

    Factor. Because the trinomial is a perfect square, the factors will be the same. They will be in the form: (x + )2

    Take the square root. If you take the square root of a positive integer, remember to use . Isolate x.

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