Solve By Completing the Square

Solve each equation by Completing the Square.

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Example:

Equation: x^2 + x - 3.75 = 0 
Answer: x = -2.5, 1.5

Quiz:

  1. Equation: x^2 + 5x + 6 = 0 

  2. Equation: x^2 + 2x + 1 = 0 

  3. Equation: x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0 

  4. Equation: m^2 - 4m - 21 = 0 

  5. Equation: 3k^2 + 18k + 15 = 0 

  6. Equation: 2n^2 - 22n + 60 = 0 

  7. Equation: 4y^2 + 8y - 21 = 0 

  8. Equation: 8y^2 + 10y - 3 = 0 

  9. Equation: 50k^2 - 20k - 6 = 0 

  10. Equation: 100x^2 - 100x + 9 = 0 

  11. Equation: 10t^2 = t + 2 

  12. Equation: 18m^2 + 6m + 6 = 6m^2 + 30m - 3 

  13. Equation: p^2 - 0.75p + 0.125 = 0 

  14. Equation: 2x^2 = x^2 + 1.75 - 3x 

  15. Equation: x^2 = 0.6x - 0.08 

  16. Equation: 3y^2 - 2.55y - 1.0 = 0.5 

  17. Equation: j^2 - 3.5j + 1.5 = 0 

  18. Equation: c^2 + 3.75c - 1 = 0 

  19. Equation: w^2 + 10.1w + 1 = 0 

  20. Equation: x^2 -11.5x - 6 = 0 

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