Mr Daniels Maths
Solving Equations by Completing the Square

Set 1

Set 2

Set 3

Q1) \(x^2 + 4x =0 \) [ \( x= 0 \) or \( x= -4 \)
]

Q1) \(x^2 + 14x+10 =0\) [ \(x=-7 ± \sqrt{39}\) ]

Q1) \(x^2 + 15x-2 =0\) [ \(x= \)-7\(\frac{1}{2}\) ± \( \sqrt{{ 58\frac{1}{4} }}\)]

Q2) \(x^2 + 6x =0 \) [ \( x= 0 \) or \( x= -6 \)
]

Q2) \(x^2 + 12x-2 =0\) [ \(x=-6 ± \sqrt{38}\) ]

Q2) \(x^2 + 13x-10 =0\) [ \(x= \)-6\(\frac{1}{2}\) ± \( \sqrt{{ 52\frac{1}{4} }}\)]

Q3) \(x^2 -10x =0 \) [ \( x= 10 \) or \( x= 0 \)
]

Q3) \(x^2 + 16x+8 =0\) [ \(x=-8 ± \sqrt{56}\) ]

Q3) \(x^2 + 17x-9 =0\) [ \(x= \)-8\(\frac{1}{2}\) ± \( \sqrt{{ 81\frac{1}{4} }}\)]

Q4) \(x^2 -8x =0 \) [ \( x= 8 \) or \( x= 0 \)
]

Q4) \(x^2 + 10x-4 =0\) [ \(x=-5 ± \sqrt{29}\) ]

Q4) \(x^2 + 13x-4 =0\) [ \(x= \)-6\(\frac{1}{2}\) ± \( \sqrt{{ 46\frac{1}{4} }}\)]

Q5) \(x^2 + 10x =0 \) [ \( x= 0 \) or \( x= -10 \)
]

Q5) \(x^2 + 6x-9 =0\) [ \(x=-3 ± \sqrt{18}\) ]

Q5) \(x^2 + 11x-7 =0\) [ \(x= \)-5\(\frac{1}{2}\) ± \( \sqrt{{ 37\frac{1}{4} }}\)]

Q6) \(x^2 -4x =0 \) [ \( x= 4 \) or \( x= 0 \)
]

Q6) \(x^2 + 12x+3 =0\) [ \(x=-6 ± \sqrt{33}\) ]

Q6) \(x^2 + 5x-7 =0\) [ \(x= \)-2\(\frac{1}{2}\) ± \( \sqrt{{ 13\frac{1}{4} }}\)]

Q7) \(x^2 -2x =0 \) [ \( x= 2 \) or \( x= 0 \)
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Q7) \(x^2 + 14x+2 =0\) [ \(x=-7 ± \sqrt{47}\) ]

Q7) \(x^2 + 5x-8 =0\) [ \(x= \)-2\(\frac{1}{2}\) ± \( \sqrt{{ 14\frac{1}{4} }}\)]

Q8) \(x^2 -6x =0 \) [ \( x= 6 \) or \( x= 0 \)
]

Q8) \(x^2 + 16x-3 =0\) [ \(x=-8 ± \sqrt{67}\) ]

Q8) \(x^2 + 9x-10 =0\) [ \(x= \)-4\(\frac{1}{2}\) ± \( \sqrt{{ 30\frac{1}{4} }}\)]

Q9) \(x^2 + 2x =0 \) [ \( x= 0 \) or \( x= -2 \)
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Q9) \(x^2 + 10x-6 =0\) [ \(x=-5 ± \sqrt{31}\) ]

Q9) \(x^2 + 9x-8 =0\) [ \(x= \)-4\(\frac{1}{2}\) ± \( \sqrt{{ 28\frac{1}{4} }}\)]

Q10) \(x^2 + 8x =0 \) [ \( x= 0 \) or \( x= -8 \)
]

Q10) \(x^2 + 14x+9 =0\) [ \(x=-7 ± \sqrt{40}\) ]

Q10) \(x^2 + 7x-9 =0\) [ \(x= \)-3\(\frac{1}{2}\) ± \( \sqrt{{ 21\frac{1}{4} }}\)]