Question

Use complete sentences to explain how the quadratic formula is related to the process of completing the square.

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Answer:

Completing the square is a method that will solve all quadratic equations. By completing the square on the general quadratic equation, we obtain a formula that is worth learning and that will solve all quadratic equations.

The quadratic formula does the same thing as completing the square.  The formula reads: $x=\frac{-b\pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$

The a, b and c terms are the coefficients of a polynomial where a is the coefficient of the squared term, b the linear term and c the constant when the equation is set equal to zero [ax squared plus bx plus c = 0].

Solving quadratics with this formula is then just as simple as substituting the numbers from an equation into these placeholder variables. Then, you need to simplify the expression to get the two solutions, one where you use the plus sign and the other the minus sign.

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