Square Roots
Square Roots
Complete the Square
Complete the Square
100

How many solutions will the equation have?

x^2-6=0

2 solutions.

x^2=6

x=+-sqrt(6)

100

Solve the equation using square roots.

x^2+1=0

no solution

x^2=-1

100

Find the value of c to complete the square.

x^2-22x+c

121

100

Find the value of b that makes  x^2+bx+1 a perfect square trinomial.

x^2+2x+1

200

Solve the equation using square roots.

3x^2-12=0

 

3x^2=12

x^2=4

x=+-2

200

Solve the equation using square roots.

-3x^2+16=-11

-3x^2=-27

x^2=9

x=+-3

200

Complete the square for the expression. Then factor the trinomial. 

x^2+7x

x^2+7x+49/4

(x+7/2)^2

200

Complete the square for the expression. Then factor the trinomial. 

x^2+24x

x^2+24x+144

(x+12)^2

300

Solve the equation using square roots.

(x+4)^2=49

x+4=+-7

x=3, x=-11

300

Solve using square roots.

(2x+1)^2=25


2x+1=+-5

2x+1=5, 2x+1=-5

2x=4, 2x=-6

x=2, x=-3

300

Solve the equation by the completing the square.

x^2-8x=9

x^2-8x+16=9+16

(x-4)^2=25

x-4=+-5

x=9, -1

300

Solve the equation by the completing the square.

x^2+4x=5

x^2+4x+4=5+4

(x+2)^2=9

x+2=+-3

x=1, -5

400

Solve the equation using square roots. 

81x^2-49=-24

81x^2=25

x^2=25/81

x=+-5/9

400

Solve the equation using square roots.

(3x+1)^2=25

3x+1=+-5

3x+1=5, 3x+1=-5

3x=4, 3x=-6

x=4/3, x=-2

400

Solve the equation by the completing the square.

3x^2-12x=18

x^2-4x=6

x^2-4x+4=6+4

(x-2)^2=10

x-2=+-sqrt(10)

x=2+sqrt(10), 2-sqrt(10)

400

Solve the equation by the completing the square.

x^2+10x+8=-9

x^2+10x=-17

x^2+10x+25=-17+25

(x+5)^2=8

x+5=+-2sqrt(2)

x=-5+2sqrt(2), -5-2sqrt(2)

500

Solve the equation using square roots. (Simplified fraction or decimal)

25(x+2)^2=49

(x+2)^2=49/25

x+2=+-7/5

x=-2+-7/5

x=-3/5, -17/5

x=-0.6, -3.4

500

Solve the equation using square roots. (Simplified fraction or decimal)

4(x-10)^2=9

(x-10)^2=9/4

x-10=+-3/2

x=10+-3/2

x=23/2, 17/2

x=11.5, 8.5

500

Find the value of x. (Leave answer as a radical)

x(x-4)=64

x^2-4x=64

x^2-4x+4=64+4

(x-2)^2=68

x-2=+-2sqrt(17)

x=2+2sqrt(17)

500

Find the value of x. 

x(x+10)=75

x^2+10x=75

x^2+10x+25=75+25

(x+5)^2=100

x+5=+-10

x=5 or x=-15

x=5 because length cannot be negative