Square Root Property and Completing the Square: Solving Equations
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Learn how to solve equations using the square root property and completing the square method. Understand when to complete the square to find the solutions.
Square Root Property and Completing the Square: Solving Equations
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Chapter 8 Section 1 The Square Root Property and Completing the Square
Question • If x2 = 25, what is the x value? • How many solutions?
Solve • (x – 1)2 = 5 • Note: If one can get the term squared, then taking the square root of both sides will . . .
Completing the Square Completing the square will allow one to write a binomial squared, then the solution will come. To complete the square, observe x2 + 6x + 9 (x)2 (3)2 2(x)(3)
Observe Complete the square: half 10 and square x2 – 10x Half 10 is 5 and square is 25 Thus, x2 – 10x + 25 Factor: (x – 5)2
Determine the constant that should be added so that the binomial becomes a perfect square trinomial 4) 5) 6)
Next • Once one complete the square, one can now solve the equation: x2 – 10x = 0 x2 – 10x + 25 = 25 (x – 5)2 = 25 x - 5 = x =10 or 0
Summary • Use square root property to solve equations • Complete the square • Complete the square to solve equations.