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Completing the Square

" Completing the Square " is where we ...

But if you have time, let me show you how to " Complete the Square " yourself.

Say we have a simple expression like x 2 + bx . Having x twice in the same expression can make life hard. What can we do?

Well, with a little inspiration from Geometry we can convert it, like this:

As you can see x 2 + bx can be rearranged nearly into a square ...

... and we can complete the square with (b/2) 2

In Algebra it looks like this:

So, by adding (b/2) 2 we can complete the square.

The result of (x+b/2) 2 has x only once , which is easier to use.

Keeping the Balance

Now ... we can't just add (b/2) 2 without also subtracting it too! Otherwise the whole value changes.

So let's see how to do it properly with an example:

The result:

x 2 + 6x + 7   =   (x+3) 2 − 2

And now x only appears once, and our job is done!

A Shortcut Approach

Here is a quick way to get an answer. You may like this method.

First think about the result we want: (x+d) 2 + e

After expanding (x+d) 2 we get: x 2 + 2dx + d 2 + e

Now see if we can turn our example into that form to discover d and e

Example: try to fit x 2 + 6x + 7 into x 2 + 2dx + d 2 + e

Now we can "force" an answer:

And we get the same result (x+3) 2 − 2 as above!

Now, let us look at a useful application: solving Quadratic Equations ...

Solving General Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square

We can complete the square to solve a Quadratic Equation (find where it is equal to zero).

But a general Quadratic Equation can have a coefficient of a in front of x 2 :

ax 2 + bx + c = 0

But that is easy to deal with ... just divide the whole equation by "a" first, then carry on:

x 2 + (b/a)x + c/a = 0

Now we can solve a Quadratic Equation in 5 steps:

We now have something that looks like (x + p) 2 = q, which can be solved rather easily:

OK, some examples will help!

Example 1: Solve x 2 + 4x + 1 = 0

Step 1 can be skipped in this example since the coefficient of x 2 is 1

Step 2 Move the number term to the right side of the equation:

Step 3 Complete the square on the left side of the equation and balance this by adding the same number to the right side of the equation.

(b/2) 2 = (4/2) 2 = 2 2 = 4

Step 4 Take the square root on both sides of the equation:

Step 5 Subtract 2 from both sides:

Example 2: Solve 5x 2 – 4x – 2 = 0

Step 1 Divide all terms by 5

Step 3 Complete the square on the left side of the equation and balance this by adding the same number to the right side of the equation:

(b/2) 2 = (0.8/2) 2 = 0.4 2 = 0.16

Step 5 Subtract (-0.4) from both sides (in other words, add 0.4):

Why "Complete the Square"?

Why complete the square when we can just use the Quadratic Formula to solve a Quadratic Equation?

Well, one reason is given above, where the new form not only shows us the vertex, but makes it easier to solve.

There are also times when the form ax 2 + bx + c may be part of a larger question and rearranging it as a(x+ d ) 2 + e makes the solution easier, because x only appears once.

For example "x" may itself be a function (like cos(z) ) and rearranging it may open up a path to a better solution.

Also Completing the Square is the first step in the Derivation of the Quadratic Formula

Just think of it as another tool in your mathematics toolbox.

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