Overview: |
Previously in this video series, students saw that a squared expression of the form (x + n)2 is equivalent to x2 + 2nx + n2. This means that, when written in standard form ax2 + bx + c (where a is 1), b is equal to 2n and c is equal to n2. Here, students begin to reason the other way around. They recognize that if ax2 + bx + c is a perfect square, then the value being squared to get c is half of b, or (b/2)2. Students use this insight to build perfect squares, which they then use to solve quadratic equations.
Students learn that if we rearrange and rewrite the expression on one side of a quadratic equation to be a perfect square, that is if we complete the square, we can find the solutions to the equation.
Rearranging parts of an equation strategically so that it can be solved requires students to make use of structure (MP7). Maintaining the equality of an equation while transforming it prompts students to attend to precision (MP6). |
Content Standard(s): |
Mathematics MA2019 (2019) Grade: 8 Accelerated | 11. Select an appropriate method to solve a quadratic equation in one variable.
a. Use the method of completing the square to transform any quadratic equation in x into an equation of the form (x - p)2 = q that has the same solutions. Explain how the quadratic formula is derived from this form.
b. Solve quadratic equations by inspection (such as x2 = 49), taking square roots, completing the square, the quadratic formula, and factoring, as appropriate to the initial form of the equation, and recognize that some solutions may not be real. [Algebra I with Probability, 9] Unpacked Content
| Mathematics MA2019 (2019) Grade: 9-12 Algebra I with Probability | 9. Select an appropriate method to solve a quadratic equation in one variable.
a. Use the method of completing the square to transform any quadratic equation in x into an equation of the form (x - p)2 = q that has the same solutions. Explain how the quadratic formula is derived from this form.
b. Solve quadratic equations by inspection (such as x2 = 49), taking square roots, completing the square, the quadratic formula, and factoring, as appropriate to the initial form of the equation, and recognize that some solutions may not be real. Unpacked Content
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
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