Solving Quadratic

Equation by
Completing the
Square
 STEPS in solving Quadratic Equations by
Completing the Square Method
Transpose the constant to the
right side.
1 2 𝑥 + 4 𝑥 +1= 0
2

2
−1
2 𝑥 + 4 𝑥=¿
Divide all terms with the 2 2 2
numerical coefficient of . −1
𝑥+2 𝑥
2
+𝟏 ¿
2+𝟏
= __, add the result to both sides
2¿
1

( )()
𝒃 𝟐
𝟐 𝟐 ( 𝑥+ 1) 2
¿ 𝟐
¿(𝟏) ¿𝟏
𝟐 𝟐
Factor the left side, simplify
the right side.
 STEPS in solving Quadratic Equations by
Completing the Square Method
Take the square root on both sides
1 2 𝑥 + 4 𝑥 +1= 0
2
of the equation.
2
−1
2 𝑥 + 4 𝑥=¿
2 2 2 Apply the square root principle.

+𝟏 ¿
−1
+𝟏 𝑥+ 1¿ ± √2
𝑥+2 𝑥
2
2 √4
2¿
( 𝑥+ 1) 2
1
𝑥=¿
−1 ±2√2
√ 1 𝑥=−1+ √ 2
𝑥=−1 − √ 2
¿
𝑥+ 1 2 2
√2
√12
𝑥+ 1¿ ± • √ 2 𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆!
√2
 Solving QE by Completing the Square Method

2 2
𝑥 + 8 𝑥+2=0
( ) ( )
𝟐
𝒃 𝟖
𝟐

𝑥 + 8+𝟏𝟔
2
− 2+ 𝟏𝟔
𝑥 =¿ 𝟐
=¿ ¿ (𝟒)𝟐
𝟐
¿𝟏𝟔
𝒂=𝟏
(𝑥+ 4 ) ¿14
2

𝑥+ 4¿ ± √ 14
𝑥 ¿ − 4± √ 14

𝒙=− 𝟒 − √ 𝟏𝟒 𝒙=− 𝟒+ √𝟏𝟒

( )
𝟐
𝒃 𝟒𝟗
3 ( )
𝟐
2 2 =¿−𝟕
2 𝑥 −3 𝑥=𝑥 + 4 𝑥 −12 𝟐 𝟐
=¿
𝟒
+𝟒𝟗 +𝟒𝟗
𝑥 −7 𝑥 𝟒 ¿−12
2
𝟒

( )
2
7 1
𝑥− =¿
2 4 7 1 7 1
𝑥= + 𝑥= −
2 2 2 2
7 1
𝑥 − =¿± 8 6
2 2 𝑥= 𝑥=
2 2
7 1
𝑥¿ 2± 2 𝒙 =𝟒 𝒙 =𝟑
 Solving QE by Completing the Square Method

( ) ( )( )
𝟐
𝟐 −𝟑
𝒃 𝟐
𝟗
4 2 =¿ 𝟒 −𝟑
8 𝑥 − 6 𝑥 −5=0 𝟐 𝟐
=¿
𝟖
=¿
𝟔𝟒
8 𝑥 − 6 𝑥¿ 5
2
8 8 8 3 7
2 3 𝑥+𝟗 5 +𝟗 𝑥
¿ ±
8 8
𝑥 − 4 𝟔𝟒¿ 8 𝟔𝟒
3 7 3 7
𝑥= + 𝑥= −
8 8 8 8
( )
2
3 49
𝑥− =¿64 10 −4
8 𝑥= 𝑥=
8 8
3 7
𝑥− =¿±
8 8 𝟓 −𝟏
𝒙= 𝒙=
𝟒 𝟐
 Solving QE by Completing the Square Method

( ) ( ) ( )
𝟐
𝟐 𝟓
𝒃 𝟐
𝟐𝟓
5 2 =¿ 𝟑 𝟓
3 𝑥 + 5 𝑥 +2=0 𝟐 𝟐
=¿
𝟔
=¿
𝟑𝟔
3 𝑥 + 5 𝑥¿ − 2
2
3 3 3 −5 1
2+5 𝑥+𝟐𝟓 −2 +𝟐𝟓 𝑥
¿
6
±
6
𝑥 ¿
3 𝟑𝟔 3 𝟑𝟔
−5 1 −5 1
𝑥= + 𝑥= −
6 6 6 6
( )
2
5 1
𝑥+ =¿ −4 −6
6 36 𝑥= 𝑥=
6 6
5 1
𝑥+ =¿±
6 6 −𝟐
𝒙=
𝟑 𝒙=− 𝟏
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you!