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Worksheet 1 | Completing the Square |
Worksheet 2 | Sketching Parabolas |
Worksheet 3 | Quadratics (Question 3) |
A Completing the Square exam question is shown below:
Express x² – 14x + 44 in the form (x – a)² + b
Source: N5 Specimen 2014, P1, Q3
Completing the Square involves changing the way a quadratic equation is written.
We Complete the Square to make it easier to draw parabolas (U-shaped curves).
Once the square has been completed, it is easy to extract information from the equation such as:
We cover everything you need to know about Completing the Square in the Study Guides.
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