Completing the Square

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Mathematics

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10th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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CCSS

HSG.GPE.A.1, HSA-REI.B.4B

Standards-aligned

Charles Dillard

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6 Slides • 11 Questions

Completing the Square

Let’s rewrite equations to find the center and radius of a circle.

I can complete the square to find the center and radius of a circle.

Learning Target

Fill in the Blanks

What value would need to be in the box in order for the expression to be a perfect square trinomial?

x²+ 10x + ▢

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Fill in the Blanks

What value would need to be in the box in order for the expression to be a perfect square trinomial?

x²- 16x + ▢

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What value would need to be in the box in order for the expression to be a perfect square trinomial?

x²+ 40x + ▢

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What value would need to be in the box in order for the expression to be a perfect square trinomial?

x²+ 5x + ▢

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Completing Square and the equation of a circle

The technique of completing the square is used to turn an equation of a circle into the sum of a squared binomial and a number, to find the center and the radius of a circle

Remember the center-radius form of the circle equation is in this format:

(x − h)² + (y − k)² = r²

Completing Square and the equation of a circle

Unfortunately, you may not always be given the equation of the circle in the form:

(x − h)² + (y − k)² = r²

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Open Ended

What did Elena do in the first step?

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Open Ended

Why did Elena add 9 and 100 to the left side of the equation in Step 2?

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Open Ended

Why did Elena add 9 and 100 to the right side of the equation in Step 2?

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Open Ended

What did Elena do in step 3?

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Open Ended

What are the center and radius of this circle?

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Open Ended

Here is the equation of a circle: x² + y² - 2x + 4y - 4 = 0

Find the center and radius of the circle. Explain or show your reasoning.

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Open Ended

Here is the equation of a circle: x² + y²+ 12x + 2y + 12 = 0

Find the center and radius of the circle. Explain or show your reasoning.

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I can complete the square to find the center and radius of a circle.

Learning Target

Completing the Square

Let’s rewrite equations to find the center and radius of a circle.

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