Completing the Square Teacher Resources

If you or your class members are interested in how the quadratic formula is derived, then take a look at this video! The tutorial takes you through each step necessary to derive the quadratic formula from the general form for a quadratic...

Complex solutions are not always simple to find. In the fourth lesson of the unit, the class extends their understanding of complex numbers in order to solve and check the solutions to a rational equation presented in the first lesson....

Formulas don't appear from thin air! Learn how to derive the quadratic formula by completing the square. As the video instructor demonstrates each step of the derivation, the quadratic formula begins to emerge until it is complete in the...

Critical thinking is an important aspect of mathematics — it's time to put your brain to work! Use this assessment to challenge pupils and test their skills. Concepts assessed include function notation, factoring, completing the square,...

An upper-level treatment of what is often presented as a basic concept (the right angle of an inscribed circle on the diameter), this activity really elevates the mathematical thought of the learner! Expected to develop formulas...

In this quadratic equation worksheet, learners solve quadratic equations by factoring or by completing the square. Explanations and examples are provided prior to the exercise. This two-page worksheet contains 14 problems.

In this completing the square instructional activity, students solve 4 short answer problems. Students complete the square to solve quadratic equations.

In this quadratic equations worksheet, high schoolers answer 15 questions about quadratic equations.  Students complete the square, use the quadratic formula, write equations in vertex form, and solve quadratic equations by factoring.

In this integrals worksheet, students solve seventeen integral problems.  One problem covers completing the square, one curve length, one partial fraction decomposition, one Simpson's rule, and several are trigonometric integrals.

Students learn that speed is a function of time and distance, a quadratic equation can be used to figure out the path of fireworks, a photographer can use Algebra to figure out how many rolls he can afford if he needs twice as much of...

In this solving quadratic equations worksheet, students solve five quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula.  Students also review using the discriminant, solving by factoring, and solving by completing the square. ...

In this quadratic equation worksheet, students complete a set of 10 problems, completing the squares. Answers are given o page 2; a reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this factoring review worksheet, students factor completely thirty-one problems.  This one-page worksheet contains varying factoring problems.  Answers are provided.

For this ways to solve quadratic equations worksheet, learners solve 19 equations using five different methods, then solve four more using the method of their choice.

In this solving quadratic equations learning exercise, students select the best method to solve a quadratic equation and then solve five quadratics.  Fully worked examples  are provided.

How often do you find a science worksheet that comes with separate teacher's instructions? Here is one of those rare instances. Goals and objectives, materials, and evaluation guidelines precede the actual assignment. Biology leaners...

Efficiently graph a quadratic function using transformations! Pupils graph quadratic equations by completing the square to determine the transformations. They locate the vertex and determine more points from a stretch or shrink and...

Learners rewrite a general quadratic function by completing the square to see a new form of the function that more easily identifies the x-coordinate of the vertex and the two roots of the function.

Use an activity to illustrate the different forms of a quadratic function. Here, the task asks learners to use composition of given functions to build an explicit function. The process emphasizes the impact of the order of...

In this numbers in increments of 9 learning exercise, students fill in 60 blank squares with numbers from 0 to 891. Students figure out each square in increments of 9.

In this counting by ten worksheet, students complete a chart by filling in the missing numbers from 0 to 1000. All numbers will be multiples of ten.

Students investigate the origin of the quadratic function. In this algebra instructional activity, students analyze solving an equation by completing the square. They compare the early methods as compared to our method for solving...

In this number square worksheet, students study the given numbers and then complete the square by filling in the missing numbers.

In this magic square worksheet, students put the number 1 through 9 into the magic square so that each row, column, and diagonal add up to the same number. Students complete 1 square.